Sierra Leone: UN mission says first joint patrol in Kambia ‘great success’
Describing it as the first significant operation of its kind, the United Nations Mission in Sierra Leone (UNAMSIL) said today that it had conducted a joint border patrol with the Sierra Leonean army in the northern district of Kambia along the border with Guinea.
Describing it as the first significant operation of its kind, the United Nations Mission in Sierra Leone (UNAMSIL) said today that it had conducted a joint border patrol with the Sierra Leonean army in the northern district of Kambia along the border with Guinea.
“The joint border patrol was a great success and it exemplifies a mutual cooperation between UNAMSIL and RSLAF,” the Mission said in a statement, referring to its joint effort with the Republic of Sierra Leone Armed Forces.
The three-day patrol, which began on 8 February, involved UN peacekeepers from the Kenyan battalion and a platoon from the RSLAF’s Force Reconnaissance Unit.
According to UNAMSIL, the patrol was a join initiative of the Mission’s Force Commander, Lt. Gen. Daniel I. Opande, and the RSLAF.