On Eve Of Big Vote, Germany Expected To Join Campaign Against ISIS

By Esme Nicholson

Published December 3, 2015 at 4:53 PM EST

The German parliament votes Friday on whether to send military support for French attacks on ISIS in Syria. The measure, which proposes what could be Germany's largest mission since Afghanistan, is expected to pass the Bundestag.

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