Spanish soldiers beat migrants in Ceuta (VIDEOS)

The military has resorted to using batons as the enclave grapples with a major migration crisis after mass border crossings in July Spanish soldiers have been filmed beating migrants in the country’s North African enclave of Ceuta, according to videos released and verified by a local news outlet, amid a major migration crisis gripping the region.Since late July, Ceuta has been dealing with a migration crisis, after more than 72,000 people crossed over from Morocco. Although most were subsequently returned, thousands remained in the territory, many living in makeshift camps along the beaches, prompting local residents to stage demonstrations and call on the government to take action to address the situation.The footage, released by El Diario on Friday, shows soldiers pursuing and assaulting migrants in several parts of Ceuta. In one video, a migrant is chased and beaten by several soldiers after they catch up with him. One shows two soldiers beating a migrant, and another shows soldiers striking migrants with batons and forcing them into a roadside ditch.The news outlet also cited local residents who said they had seen or received other videos of military beatings. One resident desc...