U.S. Military To Fly African Union Peacekeeping Troops To The Central African Republic
Source: Agence France-Presse
By Agence France-Presse
Monday, December 9, 2013 15:02 EST
The US military will help fly African Union peacekeeping troops to the Central African Republic as part of a French-led effort to restore security there, US officials said Monday.
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, who was in Qatar on a tour of the region, has ordered American forces “to begin transporting forces from Burundi to the Central African Republic, in coordination with France,” his spokesman said in a statement.
Hagel took the decision after conferring by phone on Sunday with French Defense Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian, who requested “limited” US military assistance to support the international effort, spokesman Carl Woog said.
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The United States would look to possibly provide “additional resources” if needed, the statement said, without offering details.
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