Kenya: Kenyan Soldiers Prepare To Leave For Sierra Leone As Part Of An International Peacekeeping Force
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4126
Kenya: Kenyan Soldiers Prepare To Leave For Sierra Leone As Part Of An International Peacekeeping Force
- Title: Kenya: Kenyan Soldiers Prepare To Leave For Sierra Leone As Part Of An International Peacekeeping Force
- Date: 24th November 1999
- Summary: Hundreds of Kenyan soldiers are preparing to leave for Sierra Leone as part of an international peacekeeping effort that aims to end years of bloodshed, human rights abuses and warfare in the troubled West African nation. The blue beret battalion, which plans to be in position in the first week of December, has been undergoing intensive training over the past three months. The soldiers are confident that their contribution will help bring a long lasting peace to Sierra Leone. In last minute preparations on November 24, journalists were shown various teams dismantling and assembling the standard issue Kenya armed forces weapon, the G-3 rifle. Others were polishing up their first aid skills, while others checked their backpacks. The battalion, which is comprised mainly of veteran peacekeepers who were deployed to the former Yugoslavia, has had adequate preparations.
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- Location: KENYA NAIROBI
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