ASSESSMENTS

Chad: The EU Peacekeepers' Tense Deployment

Feb 12, 2008 | 20:33 GMT

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Summary

EU peacekeepers will begin deploying to eastern Chad on Feb. 12. Facing hostile conditions they did not face as recent as two weeks ago, the Europeans in the French-dominated peacekeeping force are nervous about their deployment to a region where Chadian rebels — and Sudan — do not want them.

EU peacekeepers deploying to Chad on Feb. 12 will experience a more hostile reception than they would have just two weeks ago....

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