Ethiopia to deploy air force unit, five helicopters in Darfur
By Tesfa-alem Tekle
November 11, 2009 (ADDIS ABABA) — Ethiopia has finalized preparations to deploy an air force unit and five helicopters to the African Union/United nation Hybrid peace keeping operation (UNAMID) in the troubled Sudan’s Darfur region, State Ministry of Defense said.
The 26,000member, UNAMID has requested a total of 24 helicopters to effectively carry out its mandate across Darfur region. UN officials in Darfur have cautioned that unless it is well supported with air mobility the hybrid peace keeping Mission in Darfur might fail.
Ethiopia’s infantry battalion has successfully accomplished its peace keeping mission in Burundi and Rwanda and it is currently also playing significant role in the peace keeping operations in Liberia and Darfur.
The Ethiopian military official reaffirmed country’s commitment to take part in continent’s similar peace keeping operations up on request in the future.
Ethiopia has already deployed 1,600-member infantry battalion, one multi-role logistic and a transport company as well as an information unit in Darfur, Yohanes said adding that an additional logistic unit and water well drilling groups will also be deployed in the future.
Ethiopia ranks 10th from the 118 UN member countries and 5th from African in deploying peacekeepers, according to Yahanes.
According to international experts, conflict in Darfur has cost the lives of an estimated 300,000 people but Khartoum puts this figure far lower. It has also forced over 2.7 million to displace.
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Aduol Liet
Ethiopia will soon deploy air force unit, five helicopters in Darfur
Tesfa Alem Tekle.
We appreicated your contribution brother and perhaps, we would like Ethiopians brothers/sisters to be strongly supporting these African deying in Sudan. We also need Ethiopia government to have ties with Southerners Sudanese people whethere in Business issue nor helping young Southern Sudan government as the history of achievement for the SPLA/SPLM Movement was known in Old Ethiopia government which refer to all Ethiopians people.
Thanks for your cooperation, we wish we want to stop killing African Tribe in Sudan.
Samson Shawel Ambaye
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Samson Shawel Ambaye
Ethiopia to deploy air force unit, five helicopters in Darfur
False government of Ethiopia is criminal like Bashir.
Samson Shawel Ambaye
Ethiopia to deploy air force unit, five helicopters in Darfur
Why Woyane criminal in Somalia Ogaden and Gambela is deploying. AU is experienced and innocent than woyane.
Abyei
Ethiopia to deploy air force unit, five helicopters in Darfur
Well done Ethiopian , Can you spare for us some of Helicopter’s here on the border side between the North and the South Sudan Up next coming Sepration.
Hillary B.M.L,M
Ethiopia to deploy air force unit, five helicopters in Darfur
Tesfa-alem Tekle, your contribution on this Web is highly appreciated. We know that Ethiopians dislike Terrorists, we have seen in Somalia, now they decided for Darfur, this show your commitment to fight Terror where ever they are.
My advice to you is, keep away from being given Albasher’s Money in order to weaken you from carrying your job with good behavior.
Ocampo
Ethiopia to deploy air force unit, five helicopters in Darfur
Excellent! and Excellent! I really support the motion that rescue the fellow guys especially the Dafurians, please if the government of Ethiopia will embark on more effort to emplement it.