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| Egypt deploys signal corps force in Darfur |
| 2008-05-19 |
| (Xinhua) -- Egypt has deployed its signal corps force in the western Sudanese region of Darfur as part of the AU-UN Hybrid Force there, the Egyptian MENA news agency reported on Sunday. The corps comprising 92 technicians took position in Darfur, which will be followed by another 83-strong force of Signals battalion to join the Egyptian contingent in the war-torn region, MENA quoted a statement by the UN Information Center in Cairo as saying. Egypt has pledged to send a 1,200-strong contingent to the Sudanese region to complete deployment by end of June, the report added. Deteriorating security, harsh conditions and other obstacles in Darfur have considerably slowed the deployment of the UN-African Union Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID) in the Sudanese region, according to UN peacekeeping chief Jean-Marie Guehenno. When fully operational, UNAMID, authorized by the UN Security Council in July, 2007, will become the largest peacekeeping force in the world, with almost 26,000 troops and police officers and nearly 5,000 civilian staff. At the beginning of this year, the joint force took over from the ill-equipped and undermanned AU Mission in Sudan (AMIS) but has since faced various challenges in its own deployment. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #1 will become the largest peacekeeping force in the world, with almost 26,000 military and police rapists and nearly 5,000 civilian rapists. There ... fixed it. |
| Posted by: crosspatch 2008-05-19 18:22 |