{"id":67317,"date":"2026-09-17T20:59:16","date_gmt":"2026-09-17T18:59:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/?p=67317"},"modified":"2026-09-23T20:49:59","modified_gmt":"2026-09-23T18:49:59","slug":"chants-of-you-are-not-alone-at-the-public-event-in-support-of-spanish-troops-in-ceuta","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/2026\/09\/17\/chants-of-you-are-not-alone-at-the-public-event-in-support-of-spanish-troops-in-ceuta\/","title":{"rendered":"Chants of \u201cyou are not alone\u201d at the public event in support of Spanish troops in Ceuta"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This Wednesday, many citizens of Ceuta, both civilians and military personnel, attended a gathering at the Plaza de los Reyes.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><rel><a href=\"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/2026\/09\/13\/ceuta-el-estado-mayor-de-la-defensa-responde-a-las-difamaciones-contra-el-ejercito-de-tierra\/\">Ceuta: The Defense Staff responds to defamatory claims against the Army<\/a><\/rel><br \/>\n<rel><a href=\"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/2026\/08\/31\/ceuta-and-an-alarming-indicator-of-the-morale-of-the-spanish-armed-forces\/\">Ceuta and an alarming indicator of the morale of the Spanish Armed Forces<\/a><\/rel><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/2026\/09\/14\/a-rally-in-support-of-the-spanish-military-in-ceuta-has-been-called-for-september-16\/\">The event was organized by the Spanish Troops and Sailors Association (ATME)<\/a> to <strong>demand recognition as agents of authority for soldiers patrolling Ceuta<\/strong>, as well as the recognition of the military profession as a high-risk occupation\u2014a demand that remains unmet to this day, despite the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.infobae.com\/america\/agencias\/2026\/05\/14\/el-gobierno-espanol-reconocera-como-profesiones-de-riesgo-a-militares-y-guardias-civiles\/\" target=\"_blank\">announcement<\/a> made by the Ministry of Defence in May.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-media-max-width=\"665\">\n<p lang=\"es\" dir=\"ltr\">2\u20e3Los militares de Ceuta no est\u00e1n solos.<br \/>ATME y la ciudadania de Ceuta les apoyan.<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/ATMEactua?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ATMEactua<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/FAS?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FAS<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/7JvR4vUSuv\">pic.twitter.com\/7JvR4vUSuv<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Asociaci\u00f3n de Tropa y Mariner\u00eda Espa\u00f1ola ATME (@_ATME) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/_ATME\/status\/2100293881090719996?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 16, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>Many residents of Ceuta attended the rally carrying flags of Spain, Ceuta, and Europe, chanting \"you are not alone\"<\/strong> (as can be heard in the video above) in support of the Spanish troops serving in the autonomous city under difficult conditions\u2014facing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/2026\/08\/01\/army-deployment-in-ceuta-without-ammunition-and-with-orders-to-dialogue-and-not-use-force\/\">orders that leave them defenseless<\/a>, conducting patrols while <a href=\"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/2026\/08\/29\/police-officers-with-firearms-at-the-cadiz-station-and-soldiers-with-batons-in-ceuta\/\">poorly armed<\/a>, and frequently suffering assaults by the intruders who invaded the city from Morocco on July 30. Just today, it was reported that <a href=\"https:\/\/elfarodeceuta.es\/dos-militares-ingresados-madrid-agredidos-despliegue-ceuta\/\" target=\"_blank\">two soldiers have been transferred to the G\u00f3mez Ulla Central Defense Hospital in Madrid after being assaulted in Ceuta<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/55534345943_72fb81de2a_o.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/55534345943_369f1d2011_b.jpg\" style=\"width:100%; height:auto; border:0px;\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.atme.es\/ceuta-2\/\" target=\"_blank\">Today, ATME expressed<\/a> <em>\"<strong>its deep gratitude to the citizens of Ceuta<\/strong> and to the military personnel deployed in the autonomous city for the extraordinary support shown\"<\/em> during the rally held yesterday. <em>\"<strong>The public response was so massive and resounding that it is difficult to find words<\/strong> to accurately describe the strength and emotion of that backing.\"<\/em> ATME adds: <em>\"The turnout of thousands of Ceuta residents\u2014alongside military personnel, their families, State Security Forces and Corps, and other public servants\u2014clearly demonstrated that <strong>Ceuta society recognizes the essential role the Armed Forces play in defending territorial integrity and directly supporting the population<\/strong>. The public made it loud and clear that the current conditions faced by military personnel are humiliating, and that there is an urgent need to move toward a professional model that is dignified, modern, and fully recognized.\"<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/55533214167_977a7b7088_o.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/55533214167_4c55d9fd58_z.jpg\" style=\"width:100%; height:auto; border:0px;\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>ATME has highlighted <em>\"<strong>the courage, dedication, and spirit of sacrifice demonstrated by the military personnel deployed in Ceuta, as well as the commitment of their families<\/strong>, who have stood by and supported them at every step of this exceptional situation. <strong>The people of Ceuta have made it clear that we are not alone: \u200b\u200bthey cherish their military personnel, want more troops<\/strong>, desire better-trained professionals, and seek recognition of the military career as a high-risk profession, with rights and guarantees commensurate with the responsibilities undertaken.\"<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/55534229396_d15ffc51c6_o.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/55534229396_a1e322f71a_z.jpg\" style=\"width:100%; height:auto; border:0px;\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Spanish Enlisted Personnel Association has hailed the success of this call to action: <em>\"<strong>A humble association, made up of enlisted troops and sailors, managed to bring together an unprecedented number of citizens in support of their military personnel<\/strong>, demonstrating that society demands dignified working conditions, an end to the policy of mandatory discharge at age 45, and genuine recognition of the service provided by the Armed Forces.\"<\/em><\/p>\n<p>---<\/p>\n<p><small>Video and photos: <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/_ATME\/status\/2100293877642969280\" target=\"_blank\">Asociaci\u00f3n de Tropa y Mariner\u00eda Espa\u00f1ola (ATME)<\/a>.<\/small><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This Wednesday, many citizens of Ceuta, both civilians and military personnel, attended a gathering at the Plaza de los Reyes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[11550,10398,19534],"tags":[27864,1653,11462,10557],"class_list":["post-67317","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-defense","category-spain","category-defense-portada-eng","tag-asociacion-de-tropa-y-marineria-espanola-atme","tag-ceuta","tag-spain","tag-spanish-army"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-11-13 22:24:41","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/67317","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=67317"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/67317\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=67317"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=67317"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=67317"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}