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Showing posts with label Canada and the UN. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Canada and the UN. Show all posts
Thursday, March 28, 2019

Canada-UN at Odds on Restrictions for C-130 Deployment to Africa

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By: Lee Berthiaume, The Canadian Press  OTTAWA — The United Nations is pushing back against restrictions Canada wants to put on the use of a...

Canadian Peacekeepers Evacuate Wounded French Soldiers in Mali

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By: Lee Berthiaume, The Canadian Press  Canadian peacekeepers were called upon to evacuate several wounded French soldiers in Mali earlier t...
Friday, October 19, 2018

Mali Mission has 'no prospect of immediate success: Former Op. Medusa Commander

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Rachel Gilmore,  CTV Power Play producer The man who led Canada’s troops in Afghanistan said the Canadian peacekeeping mission in Mali has ...
Friday, October 12, 2018

UN Reports Situation in Mali Deteriorating

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By: Lee Berthiaume, Global News  In a sobering new report, the head of the United Nations says the security situation in Mali has sharply...
Wednesday, July 18, 2018

Photos: Air Task Force Mali Arrive in Gao, Mali

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Thanks to the Canadian Forces Combat Camera, the first images are surfacing from OP Presence, Canada's contribution to the UN mission in...
Monday, July 16, 2018

Eggleton: CAF Pulling Its Own Weight

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By: Art Eggleton, Toronto Star - Opinions  As NATO leaders prepare for their upcoming summit in Brussels, U.S. President Donald Trump is co...
Friday, July 6, 2018

Opinion: Canada is Sending the Wrong Helicopters to Mali

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By: Robert Smol, iPolitics  In Mali, Canada’s flying pick-ups are no replacement for European helicopters Canadian Forces door gunner k...
Monday, June 25, 2018

Rueter: Brief History of the Mali Conflict and the Challenges Canadian Soldiers are Likely to Face

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By: Annie Rueter, CBC News Canadian troops are set to join the UN peacekeeping mission in Mali, a country that's been torn apart by viol...

First Canadian Peacekeepers arrive in Mali as year-long mission begins

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By: Lee Berthiaume, The Canadian Press Canadian troops started to take up their positions in the world’s most dangerous peacekeeping mission...
Friday, June 22, 2018

Selling the Mali Mission: CDS Vance Heading to Africa with Journalists

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By: David Pugliese, The Ottawa Citizen  Selling the public on the Mali mission will get underway pretty soon. The African mission is the Lib...

CAF Mali Mission May be Tainted by Atrocities

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By: Geoffrey York, The Globe and Mail African Correspondent, Johannesburg As Canada prepares to send hundreds of troops to Mali on a pea...
Monday, June 11, 2018

UN Secretary General says Canadian Peacekeepers entering Mali 'war zone' but downplays risks

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By: Katie Simpson, CBC News  When Canadian Forces arrive at the UN peacekeeping mission in Mali this summer, soldiers will be entering one o...

In Mali, how do we avoid helping the bad guys again?

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By: Doug Saunder, The Globe and Mail In a few weeks, six military helicopters and 250 soldiers will begin their journey from Canada to the S...
Wednesday, May 30, 2018

CAF Will Not Rush to Meet Mali Mission Deadlines

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By Charlie Pinkerton , iPolitics  The Canadian Armed Forces won’t be rushing to meet any deployment deadlines in Mali or on any other future...
Tuesday, May 29, 2018

Canada's Blue Baret's in Mali

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HUDSON ON THE HILL FrontLine Defence (Vol 15, No 3) If all goes according to plan, two Boeing CH-147F Chinook transport helicopters and ...
Thursday, May 24, 2018

With Mali Mission, Canadian Troops are entering a Madhouse

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By:  ROSIE DIMANNO , The Toronto Star  Canadian troops deployed in UN peacekeeping missions, as of Feb. 28, 2018: 0. Canadian police deploye...

GoC Still Considering Spare Helicopters for Mali Mission

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By: Lee Berthiuame, The Canadian Press OTTAWA — The Trudeau government is keeping the door open to sending more helicopters to Mali to ensur...