Advance group of second Ethiopian battalion arrives in Darfur.August 6, 2009 (KHARTOUM Khartoum (kärt  m`), city (1993 pop. 947,483), capital of Sudan, a port at the confluence of the Blue Nile and White Nile rivers. ) -- The first batch of the advance party
of the Ethiopian Infantry infantry, body of soldiers who fight in an army on foot and are equipped with hand-carried weapons, in contradistinction originally to cavalry and other branches of an army. Battalion battalionTactical military organization composed of a headquarters and two or more companies, batteries, or similar units and usually commanded by a field-grade officer such as a lieutenant colonel. comprising 151 personnel arrived today and a further 151 will arrive tomorrow, the UNMAID said today. Arrival of advance party of Ethiopian Battalion to UNAMID UNAMID United Nations - African Union Mission in Darfur , August 5, 2009. photo by UNAMID The UNAMID pledged to reach 97% troops deployment in Darfur by the end of the year. UN Security Council Resolution 1769 (2007) authorized au·thor·ize tr.v. au·thor·ized, au·thor·iz·ing, au·thor·iz·es 1. To grant authority or power to. 2. To give permission for; sanction: the deployment to UNAMID of up to 19,555 military personnel, including 360 military observers and liaison officers and up to 3,772 police personnel and 19 formed police units comprising up to 140 personnel each. With the arrival of the Ethiopian advanced party today and tomorrow, the total number of military forces deployed in Darfur is 13,953 representing almost 71 per cent of the authorized number. Further troops are expected from Tanzania and Egypt respectively later this month. "This is the second Ethiopian infantry battalion to boost the Mission's capacity," said UNAMID Deputy Force Commander Major General Duma duma (d `mä), Russian name for a representative body, particularly applied to the Imperial Duma established as a result of the Russian Revolution of 1905. Mdutyana when he welcomed this new deployment of
Ethiopian peacekeepers. "I have no doubt that they will satisfy the
expectations of both UNAMID and the people of Darfur." He further
expressed the hope that, through the efforts of troop-contributing
countries, the Mission would meet its final envisaged deployment of
19,555 troops by the end of this year. The main body of the Ethiopian
battalion is expected to arrive in Darfur in September or October. When
fully deployed, they will number some 800 soldiers. In addition to this
new battalion, Ethiopians already make up more than 1,400 of the
Mission's troops. These include another infantry battalion, medium
transport company, a multi-role logistics company contribution and a
number of staff officers. They are mainly based in West Darfur West Darfur (Arabic: غرب دارفور; transliterated: Gharb Darfor) is one of the 26 states of Sudan, and one . (ST) Copyright 2003-2009 SudanTribune - All rights reserved. Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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