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India to send army battalion to Congo to ensure free, fair elections
 (KUNA) -- India will send an army battalion to the Congo ahead of elections there later this month to boost an Indian army brigade that is posted with the UN Peacekeeping Force in the insurgency-affected African nation. "The second battalion of the Rajputana Rifles of Indian Army will be deployed in Congo's Katanga province to ensure smooth conduct of the elections July 31," an Indian Army spokesman told reporters in Delhi Thursday."A request was received from the UN May 15 and we took immediate steps to accede to this," he added. Katangese rebels have threatened to disrupt the polls. The Indian army has been participating in the UN Peacekeeping operations for the last 50 years in 29 UN Missions, in which over 50,000 Indian soldiers have served in various parts of the world. Posted by: Fred 2006-07-07 |
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