Protests at Greek-Macedonian border as Balkans migrant route 'closed'

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Protests at Greek-Macedonian border as Balkans migrant route 'closed'
By Seamus Kearney



"I wait and wait and wait, and then there is nothing. I know that there is nothing at the end but I am waiting"

PARIS: -- Migrants blocked at the Greek-Macedonian border protest at the closing of the Balkans route that leads to Europe.

Macedonian officials reportedly completely closed the border crossing on Wednesday and Slovenia, Croatia and Serbia imposed tough new restrictions on how many migrants would be allowed through.

There is now a bottleneck of more than 15,000 migrants along the Greek-Macedonian border.



One migrant, Nidal from Syria, told reporters: “I’m sick of this, so tired and bored of this, just waiting for nothing.

“I wait and wait and wait, and then there is nothing. I know that there is nothing at the end but I am waiting.”

There is rising concern about the plight of the migrants at, including hundreds of children, in cold and wet conditions.

Christian Reynders from Doctors Without Borders said: “We fear that the number of children suffering from these conditions, these particular conditions, the humidity, the smoke inhalation, it will cause them severe damage to their lungs.”

And still the migrants keep arriving.

This despite a controversial draft agreement between the EU and Turkey this week aimed at stemming the flow of migrants attempting to reach Europe.


-- (c) Copyright Euronews 2016-03-10

[silverado]

And still the migrants keep arriving....

[NeverSure]

I'm supposed to give a shit? Those are strong young military aged men. Go Home.

[jaidam]

Oh well, let's go home and put the kettle on. We'll think of some other get rich quick scheme in no time.

[bassman]

Can't believe the Balkans are stopping these happy young men from getting home to Germany. And don't worry they are not coming to take your jobs, just your pay while they hang out on the dole.

[arjunadawn]

"Route closed" = "Protests." Why does anyone protest access?

The photo in the OP could substitute for any number of class lecture props in military history at the command and general staff college. Why? Because it has all the elements needed to reflect a military campaign. It has a map, borders, highlighted areas, corridors of movement, and a legend/text- migrants. The only thing lacking are arrows, and that is contained in the text. If this does not depict invasion then all the maps in military colleges should be revised. Of course this is an invasion corridor. Because the term is unpalatable does not make it incorrect. History will judge this an invasion corridor as surely as Fulda Gap.

Invasion Corridors.pdf