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Cambodia sends troops to Lebanon for peacekeeping mission

Cambodia sent 184 peacekeepers to Lebanon, with a ceremony in the Phnom Penh military airbase marking their deployment, replacing the Blue Berets who completed their one-year peacekeeping mission.
Cambodia sends troops to Lebanon for peacekeeping mission ảnh 1Cambodian Blue Berets (Source: cambodiadaily.com)

Phnom Penh (VNA) -Cambodia sent 184 peacekeepers to Lebanon, with a ceremony in the Phnom Penhmilitary airbase on January 4 marking their deployment, replacing the BlueBerets who completed their one-year peacekeeping mission.

The forces from Unit 369 will work onlandmine clearance and construction of roads and bridges, transport, andcharity work, according to General Pol Saroeun, commander-in-chief of the RoyalCambodian Armed Forces.

Over the past 10 years, Cambodia has deployedabout 4,000 troops to participate in UN peacekeeping operations.

Currently, roughly 1,000 Cambodiansoldiers are serving across eight nations.-VNA
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