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| Burundi to send 1,700 troops to Somalia | |
| 2007-02-19 | |
| BUJUMBURA - Burundi will send some 1,700 troops to Somalia as part of an African Union peacekeeping mission to stabilise the chaotic Horn of Africa nation, the army said on Sunday, adding that an advance team would leave in days. ‘Burundi will supply 1,700 troops and the first elements are expected to leave next week,’ said army spokesman Colonel Adolphe Manirakiza, adding that 80 extra army officers would also be sent. ‘It is a response to the African Union request which asked African countries to supply troops to help Somalia find peace.’
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| Posted by:Steve White |
| #2 Burundi soldiers are Tutsis and Tutsis kick ass. They have litlle in common with the drug-crazed rabble of west Africa. BTW Arab slave-trader expeditions who tried to foray into Tutsi-ruled pre-colonial Rwanda came back empty handed and with far fewer men than they had at departure. Or didn't came back at all. |
| Posted by: JFM 2007-02-19 05:12 |
| #1 Well, since the Ugandans made it very clear that they were going into Somalia, and willing kick ass, others in the AU are now talking about stepping up to the plate with troops. The Ugandans will kill someone if they feel it is necessary, and will kill a lot of someones if they feel that is necessary. They are no shrinking violets, and after their experiences with LRA and its support from the Sudan, they have no love lost for Arabs, Muslims, or both of the above. |
| Posted by: Shieldwolf 2007-02-19 03:19 |