Sunday, November 20, 2016

#JAPAN: Cabinet Approves Limited Weapon Use For Peacekeepers

[world politics news]

Japan's cabinet has granted its peacekeepers in South Sudan the limited use of weapons in rescue operations.  The government will send a Ground Self-Defense Force engineering unit to the African country later this month. It will replace a Self-Defense Forces unit taking part in United Nations operations. The government has concluded that the situation in South Sudan meets its criteria for sending peacekeepers.

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