U.N. Peacekeeping

UN Brigade in Direct Combat as DR Congo Army Pounds Rebels
Tuesday, November 5, 2013 - 09:26
The UN special force in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo engaged in direct combat with besieged M23 rebels, throwing its weight behind a crushing army assault despite calls for a truce.
Success Against Congo Rebels May Signal Sea Change in Peacekeeping
Monday, November 4, 2013 - 09:18
Their behavior was scandalous: Soldiers traded their guns for gold. They sexually abused children they were supposed to protect. They barricaded themselves in their barracks rather than fight.
Contingente que ira a Haiti genera protestas
Thursday, October 31, 2013 - 00:00
Esta integrada por militares que no hicieron el curso de preparacion y fueron seleccionados por actuar de chofer o carpintero de algunos jefes militares.
Uruguay to Withdraw Its UN Peacekeepers From Haiti
Wednesday, October 30, 2013 - 00:00
He told local TV that he decided this because there's a "political impasse" in Haiti with elections to renew the Senate long overdue.
U.S. State Department on Attack on Peacekeepers in Mali
Friday, October 25, 2013 - 06:52
The United States Department of State spokesperson Marie Harf on recent attack on peacekeepers in Mali.
Two Chadian Soldiers, Civilian Killed in Mali Attack
Thursday, October 24, 2013 - 12:38
Militants killed at least two Chadian UN peacekeepers and a civilian in a suicide car bomb attack in northern Mali Wednesday, military sources told AFP, with Islamist violence escalating in the troubled west African nation.
Suicide Attack Kills Two Chadian UN Troops, Child in Mali
Thursday, October 24, 2013 - 10:33
A suicide blast killed two Chadian troops from the U.N. mission in Mali and injured six other peacekeepers in an assault on a checkpoint at the entry to the northern town of Tessalit on Wednesday.
United Nations Set to Send Mission Guards to Central African Republic
Thursday, October 24, 2013 - 10:32
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has recommended 560 troops be sent to the Central African Republic to protect a United Nations political mission in the virtually lawless country.
Secretary-General Condemns Attacks Resulting in Death of UN Peacekeepers in Mali
Thursday, October 24, 2013 - 08:20
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has condemned today’s suicide attack by unknown assailants on a checkpoint of the United Nations mission in Mali in which a number of Chadian peacekeepers have been killed and injured.
Chadian Soldiers Killed in Attack in Mali
Thursday, October 24, 2013 - 07:31
Two Chadian soldiers are dead after a suspected militant attack on a military checkpoint in northern Mali.

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