Canadian Peacekeeping
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A look at Canadian peacekeeping 25 years after RwandaToday, Canada has around 40 peacekeepers in the field. That's a fraction of the 1,200 Canadian blue helmets and blue berets deployed when Tousignant left Rwanda.CanadaDec 13, 2020
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Number of Canadian peacekeepers deployed abroad hits 60-year lowFigures from the United Nations show just 35 Canadian peacekeepers deployed at the end of April.CanadaMay 22, 2020
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History of the ’90s podcast: Remembering the Somalia AffairIn March 1993, a 16-year-old Somali boy was beaten and tortured to death after he was caught by soldiers sneaking into a military compound.CanadaFeb 5, 2020
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Canada’s peacekeeping efforts at historic low after Mali missionUnited Nations' figures show Canada had 41 military and police officers on peacekeeping operations at the end of September.CanadaNov 27, 2019
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Canadian peacekeepers in Mali evacuated wounded French counterterrorism troopsCanadian peacekeepers were called upon to evacuate several wounded French soldiers in Mali earlier this month after their patrol was ambushed while hunting for militants along the border with Niger.CanadaMar 26, 2019
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Canada’s on a new kind of mission in Mali — mixing peacekeeping with counterterrorismMali’s north has erupted into a full-blown insurgency, with as many as 20 different jihadist and rebel groups — some with ties to al-Qaida and the Islamic State — now battling for control.CanadaSep 13, 2018
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Canadian peacekeepers’ first medical air evacuation in Mali a success despite severe weatherCanada’s most important job is air medical evacuations. But in the early days of the Canadian mission, the weather is making the operation difficult and even dangerous.WorldSep 12, 2018
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Jeff Semple: Canadian peacekeepers battle extreme weather in Mali helicopter exerciseThe Canadians’ most important job is air medical evacuations. If a UN peacekeeper or a Malian civilian is badly injured and needs to be airlifted to hospital, the Canadians get the call.Aug 31, 2018
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Jeff Semple: Canadian peacekeepers ‘shoulder-to-shoulder’ with German, Dutch troops in MaliCanada is the new kid on the block: 250 Canadians just moved into Camp Castor, now living alongside around 865 German and 150 Dutch troops.Aug 29, 2018
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Jeff Semple: First impressions of Canadian peacekeepers in MaliMali represents Canada’s first large-scale United Nations peacekeeping mission in nearly two decades.Aug 27, 2018
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