#Swedish UN peace keepers

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The Swedish white elephants in Cyprus in 1964

The Swedish white elephants in Cyprus in 1964 Readers mail….. From Anders Arvidsson, a  former Swedish UN Peacekeeper…. Hello Chris, Here is an interesting article about how the Swedish UN soldiers were equipped with vehicles in 1964 and to be able to travel around Cyprus without interference from the Greek Cypriot National Guard road blocks and other gatherings. Continue reading The Swedish…

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More than one million people have been displaced by fighting in central Democratic Republic of Congo, according to the United Nations Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. People have fled due to fighting between the Congolese army and militias as well as fear of reprisals by both sides against the population, the agency said in a report published on its website Friday. The number of displaced has increased by 60 percent since UNOCHA first reported on the crisis on April 3. The fighting between Congolese security forces and militiamen has claimed hundreds of lives in the usually stable Kasai-Central province in the last six months and already spread to five surrounding provinces. While the UN has more than 19,000 peace keepers in Congo, their presence is limited in the country’s center, restricting the ability of humanitarian organizations to safely respond to the crisis, UNOCHA said. Last month, an American and a Swedish researcher were killed in Kasai Central, along with their Congolese interpreter while investigating the conflict.

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Swedish UN soldiers came to Gaziveren after the Greek Cypriot attack

Introduction by Chris Elliott…. Recently we shared on CyprusScene to the world, an article published by The PRESIDENCY OF THE TURKISH REPUBLIC OF NORTHERN CYPRUS  click here telling of the visit of 42 Swedish ex UN soldiers who had served in Cyprus trying to keep the peace during the troubled period upto 1974. To my surprise I received an email from Anders Arvidsson a Swedish ex UN soldier who…

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60 years ago the Swedish UN attended a booby trap scene

60 years ago the Swedish UN attended a booby trap scene Readers mail…. From Anders Arvidsson a Former Swedish UN Peacekeeper in Cyprus……. From the diary of Swedish UN soldier Lars Ingvar Lindblom Cyprus 21st July 1964 Jeansson and me walked down to Mansoura to collect the mail. Sergeant Svensson had made a delicious breakfast. The Greek Cypriots sent a booby trap parcel to the Turkish Cypriots in…