WARSHIPS SENT TO AEGEAN TO TACKLE SMUGGLING

NATO said Thursday it would deploy three warships to the Aegean Sea to help stop the smuggling of migrants between Turkey and Greece.

The military alliance said the move was aimed at countering human smuggling and criminal networks, and was not about stopping or sending back boats. Many of those crossing the Aegean are fleeing the nearly 5-yearold war in Syria.

The details of the mission, which will see NATO work with national coast guards and the European Union, are being worked out. — Jane Onyanga- Omara