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Libya: Nepal peacekeepers to protect UN mission as crisis escalates
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], Apr 9 (ANI): Peacekeepers from Nepal have been given the additional charge to guard the UN peace mission in Libya as the crisis escalates, according to the Nepal Army Spokesperson Yam Prasad Dhakal.
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Mali: Death toll rises to 10 in UN attack
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Kidal [Mali], Jan 21 (ANI): At least 10 UN Peacekeepers from Chad have lost their lives and 25 people have been injured in Sunday's attack on the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) camp here.
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8 UN Peacekeepers killed in northern Mali camp blast
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Bamako [Mali], Jan 20 (ANI): As many as eight members of United Nations' Peacekeeping Force lost their lives in a deadly attack in northern Mali on Sunday.
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Indian Peacekeepers educating, empowering locals in Wau Shilluk
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
Wau [South Sudan], July 19 (ANI): The Indian Battalion serving under the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) organised a veterinary camp and other social activities in Wau Shilluk County.
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Indian Peacekeepers provide veterinary support to farmers in South Sudan
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
Juba [South Sudan], Feb 21 (ANI): Indian Peacekeepers serving under the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) have been providing critical veterinary support to farmers in the country in a bid to revive the livestock population of the region.
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14 UN peacekeepers killed in DR Congo attack
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Kinshasa [Congo], December 8 (ANI): At least 14 peacekeepers have been killed and 53 wounded in an attack on the United Nations (UN) base in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
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Indian peacekeepers save local community in Congo
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Kinshasa [Congo], Nov. 30 (ANI): Indian peacekeepers saved lives of local Hutus in Democratic Republic of Congo on November 8, by transferring the civilians to a safer location out of armed group dominated area.
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Japanese Defence Minister resigns, blow to Shinzo Abe
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
London [U.K.], July. 28 (ANI): Japan's defence minister, Tomomi Inada, resigned over charges of helping cover up internal records which showed the dangers being faced by Japanese peacekeepers in South Sudan.
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International Day of UN Peacekeepers: General Sarath Chand lauds Army
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 29 (ANI): On the occasion of International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers, Vice Chief of Army Staff Lieutenant General Sarath Chand remembered 168 soldiers on Monday who died in various corners of the world for the cause of peace.
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India contributed 6,900 military personnel in various missions: Indian Arm
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 29 (ANI): With two Indian peacekeepers among 117 military, police and civilian personnel honoured with a prestigious UN medal, VC of Army Staff Lieutenant Gen Sarath Chand on Monday stated that the country has contributed 6,900 military personnel among 1, 15, 000 peace
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Injured Chinese peacekeepers airlifted from South Sudan
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Entebbe, July 17 (ANI): Two Chinese peacekeepers, who were seriously injured in the recent violence in South Sudan, were airlifted to Beijing aboard a specialist medical rescue plane sent by the Chinese military for specialized treatment and operations.
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