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U.N. commander Gen. Jean Cot has ordered Nepalese peacekeepers to regain control of a key bridge in Croatia, which has been in the hands of rebel Serbs since Friday. The bridge is a critical border crossing into neighboring Bosnia-Herzegovina, with significant commercial and military importance. The situation escalated when
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A sudden confrontation broke out Friday between U.N. troops and rebel Serbs in Croatia, leading to the takeover of the Sava River bridge connecting Serb-held territory in Croatia and northern Bosnia. The incident occurred in a border crossing near Nova Gradiska, 60 miles southeast of Zagreb, where a U.
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Sarajevo's demilitarization plans remain on track, according to the United Nations, despite confusion over the surrender of Serb siege guns that have pounded the Bosnian capital for 22 months. The Serbs claimed they had halted the handover of their weapons to UN peacekeepers, citing the failure to neutralize
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The Georgian government has made a fresh appeal to the international community, including the United Nations and Russia, to help end the conflict with separatist forces in the breakaway province of Abkhazia. The plea comes after a recent outbreak of violence left 60 people dead, 600 homes burned down, and
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Liberia's civil war, which has lasted for four years, is showing signs of a possible end, with the West African peacekeeping force appealing for equipment to disarm the warring factions. Despite the peace agreement reached by the interim government and two main rebel groups, new rebel groups have
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United Nations Secretary General Boutros Boutros-Ghali has asked NATO for authorization to order punitive air strikes against Serbian gun positions around Sarajevo, a move that could escalate the conflict in Bosnia. The request was made in a letter to NATO Secretary General Manfred Worner, in which Boutros-Ghali sought approval to
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In a significant development in the conflict-torn region of Bosnia-Herzegovina, a small force of Dutch peacekeepers has arrived in Srebrenica, paving the way for the withdrawal of 150 Canadian troops from the besieged Muslim town. The Canadian troops will leave as soon as the Dutch company is fully deployed, marking
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Bosnian government troops hold Tuzla, a city in northeastern Bosnia, but it is surrounded by Bosnian Serb forces that shell the airport to prevent planes from landing. Bosnian Serbs have also blockaded Srebrenica, a city 60 miles southeast of Tuzla. NATO officials have urged U.N. peacekeeping forces to take
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Canadian Prime Minister Jean Chretien has expressed support for French initiatives to strengthen NATO's stance on Bosnia and back a new European peace process. Emerging from a meeting with French President Francois Mitterrand, Mr. Chretien emphasized the need for instruments of peacemaking rather than peacekeeping in the conflict-torn
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Canadian Prime Minister Jean Chretien revealed yesterday that his government is seriously considering pulling its peacekeeping troops out of Bosnia, citing a string of incidents where Serb soldiers have harassed and terrorized Canadian peacekeepers. The Prime Minister expressed frustration that other countries, such as France and Britain, are not contributing
