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The United States will lease highly precise artillery-detection radars to the U.N. peacekeeping force in Bosnia-Herzegovina, a move aimed at enhancing the force's ability to determine the origin of artillery or mortar fire. The five Firefinder counter-battery radars, which will be operated by Jordanian soldiers, will be
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Pakistan's Foreign Minister, Aseef Ahmed, has warned the United States that his country may withdraw from the UN peacekeeping mission in Somalia unless improved military equipment is provided. The warning comes as the US and other Western nations plan to withdraw their troops by March 31, leaving behind
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Greece is considering sending between 500 and 1,500 troops to join the United Nations peacekeeping force in Bosnia-Herzegovina, amidst a possible Turkish deployment of 1,000 troops to the region. The decision comes after U.N. Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali announced that he would accept Turkish troops, if other countries
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As the conflict in Bosnia and Herzegovina escalates, the Clinton Administration has announced plans to roughly double the number of American soldiers in Macedonia to support the United Nations peacekeeping force in Bosnia. The move comes in response to a dearth of troops to police the cease-fire around Sarajevo and
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Britain has agreed to send 900 additional peacekeeping troops to Bosnia-Herzegovina to help maintain fragile ceasefires and buffer front-line positions. The deployment is part of a broader effort to forge a lasting peace in the former Yugoslav republic. The new troops, from the Duke of Wellington's Regiment, will
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As international efforts intensify to secure peace in parts of Bosnia, senior military sources indicate that Britain could send several hundred more troops to the region, potentially doubling its peacekeeping presence to about 5,000 men if the Government backs the UN's commander, Lieutenant-General Sir Michael Rose, who
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Bosnian Serb forces blocked seven United Nations aid convoys in Bosnia, in a move that appears to be a test of the peacekeeping troops' determination. The convoys, which included relief vehicles from Canada, France, and the Netherlands, were halted at various locations by the Bosnian Serbs, who objected to
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Russian lawmakers voted to send 300 additional troops to the former Yugoslavia to take up peacekeeping duties in Croatia and Bosnia. The decision comes after a successful Russian initiative to avert NATO air strikes against their allies, the Bosnian Serbs, by replacing Serb gun positions with Russian peacekeepers. This move
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Somali clan leader Mohamed Farah Aideed expressed optimism on Wednesday that the withdrawal of foreign peacekeeping troops from Somalia will aid, not hinder, efforts to achieve peace among rival factions in the war-torn country. Aideed's comments came during his first international news conference since arriving in Nairobi, where
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In the Serb-held mountains ringing Sarajevo, eight 120-millimeter mortars stood in defiance of NATO threats, despite the expiration of the NATO deadline at 1 A.M. today. The United Nations and NATO have shown flexibility toward the Serbs, allowing them to negotiate and slow down the withdrawal of heavy weapons.
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The United Nations peacekeeping troops in Bosnia, led by Lieutenant General Sir Michael Rose, have expressed cautious optimism after the successful operation in Sarajevo led to the withdrawal of Bosnian Serb guns and tanks. According to General Rose, the approach used in Sarajevo could be a model for other parts
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Demonstrations in Belgrade erupted in cheers for Russian intervention in the Bosnian conflict, as Serbs hailed Moscow's efforts to avert NATO airstrikes and deploy Russian troops as peacekeepers. The move was seen as a step towards unification of Serbian-held territory with Serbia itself, with many Serbs viewing it
