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EU set to deploy force to Chad next
month By Caroline Keller The European Union is expected to deploy troops to Chad and the Central African Republic in February after France said it would provide extra troops and equipment. "The president of the republic has authorized the defence ministry to put additional means on the table" for the EU force, French government spokesman, Laurent Teissere, said on Monday. The EU troops are meant to protect refugees from Sudan's conflict-ridden Darfur region. Ireland, the other major contributor to the mission is to send 450 troops, and the EU force will be commanded by an Irish general, Lieutenant Pat Nash. Lt. Nash is to make a decision on Friday as to whether the contribution from other EU member states could make the mission viable. Going under the name Eufor Chad/CAR, the force has a UN Security Council mandate and is to be deployed across four areas, three in Chad and one in the Central African Republic, in order to protect hundreds of thousands of war refugees and those displaced by internal fighting. The conflict has given rise to some 234,000 refugees from the Darfur region, as well as around 178,000 from eastern Chad and 43,000 from Central Africa. The launch of the EU mission has been delayed several times since November, mostly due to foot-dragging by member states on contributing military equipment to the 3,700-strong force. Contributions are also expected from other EU member states Austria, Belgium, Greece, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Spain and Sweden. Source |
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