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Canadian Major-General Romeo Dallaire warned that Tutsi-led rebels in Rwanda would target French peacekeeping troops, saying the rebels' response to the planned French deployment was "very emphatic." The rebels do not trust France, accusing Paris of arming and supporting the Hutu-led government they are fighting. France denies
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Canadian Prime Minister Jean Chretien has ruled out supporting the lifting of the United Nations arms embargo on Bosnia-Herzegovina, stating that it would not lead to more peace. This decision comes as pressure mounts on the international community to address the ongoing conflict in Bosnia. Chretien's visit to
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The United Nations is nearing recruitment of the troops required for an expanded peacekeeping operation in Rwanda, with the Clinton Administration giving its consent to the deployment. The new force, comprising mainly African troops, will have the task of protecting displaced people inside Rwanda as well as relief workers aiding
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The United Nations Security Council has unanimously approved the deployment of two battalions of peacekeepers to Rwanda to address the ongoing ethnic killings in the country. The resolution calls on governments to provide resources and logistics to the African-led force, which will be led by Ghana, Senegal, Ethiopia, and Zimbabwe.
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Canadian Prime Minister Jean Chretien flew to Bosnia yesterday to visit Canada's 700 peacekeeping troops, marking the first time a Canadian prime minister has visited troops in the war zones of the former Yugoslavia. Chretien's visit comes as the Canadian government is considering a visit to
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The commander of the United Nations troops in Rwanda, Brigadier General Romeo Dallaire, has made a desperate appeal to the United States for military equipment to aid in the evacuation of thousands of Rwandan refugees. Thousands of civilians remain trapped in Kigali, the embattled capital, as mortar and artillery rounds
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Fierce fighting between rival tribal factions of the ULIMO militia has led to the seizure of 16 Nigerian troops, with 11 being released so far. Negotiations continue for the release of the remaining five, as diplomats work to resolve the crisis in the West African country. The seizure occurred after
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The situation in Liberia is escalating as a faction of the United Liberation Movement for Democracy in Liberia (ULIMO) has ambushed a convoy of Nigerian peacekeeping troops, taking 16 hostages. The soldiers were on their way to the besieged city of Tubmanburg to evacuate 3,000 civilians trapped in the
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The ongoing slaughter in Rwanda has left the international community in a state of confusion, with the United Nations struggling to respond effectively to the crisis. The Rwandan Patriotic Front (RPF), composed mainly of Tutsi rebels who fled pogroms in 1959, has tightened its grip on Kigali, while the ill-disciplined
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President Clinton's foreign policy has become increasingly contentious as the US struggles to find its place in the post-Cold War era. The US's reluctance to involve itself in international crises, such as the violence in Rwanda, has frustrated other UN members and human rights groups. This
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UN peacekeepers and a French helicopter were targeted by snipers in and around Sarajevo, while a snag was reported in the withdrawal of troops from around the eastern Muslim enclave of Gorazde. Despite a February cease-fire agreement, sniping has increased for the past week, and NATO has issued an ultimatum
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United Nations peacekeeping troops reoccupied their positions in northern Bosnia-Herzegovina on Saturday, as artillery duels between Bosnian Serb and Muslim-led government forces continued unabated. The shelling, which prompted the U.N. peacekeepers to withdraw from an observation post, resulted in up to 262 detonations, with several artillery rounds landing within
