Spain deploys military to Ceuta after thousands of people breach Morocco's border

Migrants cross from Morocco into the Spanish enclave of Ceuta, Thursday, July 30, 2026. Antonio Sempere/AP hide caption toggle caption Antonio Sempere/AP CEUTA, Spain — Spain will deploy its military to restore order at its border with Morocco in Ceuta after thousands of migrants streamed into the tiny Spanish territory, with at least nine dying in the attempt. The announcement came after local authorities in Ceuta had asked the central government in Madrid for reinforcements to manage a border crisis that boiled over Thursday with large crowds of people breaching the border fence. Spain's Ceuta territory is seeing an influx of migrants. Kevin S. Vineys/AP hide caption toggle caption Kevin S. Vineys/AP Spain's government said it would send the Armed Forces to help the Civil Guard "maintain security in the city of Ceuta." It also announced that Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez would join Interior Minister Fernando Grande-Marlaska in a visit to Ceuta on Friday. "The situation is absolute chaos," Rachid Sbihi, head of the association that represents Spain's Civil Guard officers who police the border in Ceuta, told The Associated Press. "It's not possible to give precise numbers, b...