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The United Nations Security Council has set strict conditions for the extension of the mandate of UN peacekeepers in Liberia beyond a new Sept. 15 deadline. The council warned that unless concrete steps are taken by the warring factions to implement a peace agreement, it will withdraw UN troops after
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Senate and House GOP leaders, including Bob Dole and Newt Gingrich, have expressed frustration and disappointment with President Clinton's decision to provide further U.S. aid for a U.N. peacekeeping mission in Bosnia-Herzegovina. The leaders argue that the U.N. operation is "hopelessly incompetent" and
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Canadian Defence Minister David Collenette vowed that Ottawa will continue to support the United Nations peacekeeping mission in Bosnia, despite the recent hostage crisis where 12 Canadian peacekeepers were held captive by Bosnian Serb forces for 24 days. Without UN peacekeepers, it would be "open season" on Bosnian
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Canadian U.N. peacekeeping troops in central Bosnia are being held captive by the Muslim-led Bosnian army, with the Bosnians threatening to destroy the Canadian camp in Visoko if the Canadians attempt to leave. The situation has escalated significantly, with the U.N. warning of a possible humanitarian crisis due
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The United Nations Security Council has passed a resolution adding a European rapid-reaction force to the existing peacekeeping mission in Bosnia. The new force could bring up to 12,500 British, French, and Dutch troops to the 22,500 peacekeepers already in the region. The vote came after a day
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Top congressional Republicans expressed conditional support for a U.N. Security Council resolution authorizing a rapid reaction force in Bosnia-Herzegovina, while emphasizing their concerns about the potential costs and implications. Senate Republican leader Bob Dole and House Speaker Newt Gingrich wrote a letter to President Clinton, stating that they would
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President Clinton told French President Jacques Chirac today that the United States will help pay for a proposed expansion of peacekeeping forces in Bosnia only if Congress agrees, marking a sharp rebuff to France and Britain. This decision underscores the Administration's concerns that European countries contributing troops to
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The Clinton Administration is facing Congressional pressure for a stalling of Security Council action on a crucial resolution that would authorize an expansion of peacekeeping forces in Bosnia. A sharp letter to Secretary of State Warren Christopher from the chairmen of three influential House panels raises questions about the cost
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A group of 108 United Nations peacekeepers, including 17 British soldiers, was released by the Bosnian Serbs last night and crossed the border into Serbia, bringing fresh hopes of an early end to the hostage crisis. The release was facilitated by Jovica Stanisic, the head of Serbia's secret
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Greek Foreign and Defense Ministers Karolos Papoulias and Gerasimos Arsenis met with Serbian President Slobodan Milosevic on Tuesday as part of a mission to secure the release of U.N. peacekeepers held hostage by Bosnian Serbs. The meeting came a day after the Greek ministers held talks with Bosnian Serb
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Amid the escalating crisis in Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bosnian Serb forces have released 120 UN peacekeepers as a "gesture of goodwill" following the downing of a US warplane by a surface-to-air missile. The development comes as NATO crews search for the pilot, whose fate remains unknown. The release of the
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The British public is growing increasingly divided on their country's involvement in the United Nations Protection Force (UNPROFOR) in Bosnia, amidst a crisis that has seen nearly 400 peacekeepers, including 33 members of Britain's Royal Welsh Fusiliers, held by Bosnian Serbs. The British government, led by
