Em 1992, quando a ONU organizou a campanha aérea para as “primeiras eleições livres angolanas”, um grupo de 10 oficiais da Força Aérea Portuguesa foi destacado para Angola. A sua missão era gerir a actividade aérea da ONU. Coube-me a Província do Moxico, com capital em Luena (antigo Luso). A Guerra Civil Angolana tinha causadoContinuar lendo “O Sarampo do Tijolo”
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UNPROFOR eBook
Should you wish to learn or remember, how was the life of a Peacekeeper in the Bosnia Herzegovina War, check the following eBook. Reviews are rating it as a 5 stars document. Reader’s Reviews – A first-person story, real, raw and free. Because firsthand there I lived intensely some of these episodes at the serviceContinuar lendo “UNPROFOR eBook”
Al-Qaeda commander killed in Mali
The leader of Al-Qaeda in Maghreb was killed in Mali. The French Minister of Defense –Florence Parly – announced on 5 June 2020 that Emir Abdelmalek Droukdal and several of his followers, were engaged and killed in combat by the French Army deployed in Mali, on 3 June 2020. The French Forces deployed in theContinuar lendo “Al-Qaeda commander killed in Mali”
Portuguese Air Force deploys to Mali
The Portuguese Defense Minister meets the Portuguese Air Force personnel about to deploy to the UN mission in Mali. The Portuguese Air Force will be deploying this month of June one C-295M aircraft and 63 air and ground crew military personnel. MINUSMA – United Nations Multinational Integrated Stabilization Mission – is a peacekeeping mission createdContinuar lendo “Portuguese Air Force deploys to Mali”
UNPROFOR Airfield Monitors -Inspecting MEDEVACs
One of the (UNMO) Airfield Monitors’ tasks, in Belgrade, was to inspect and clear the airlift of medical evacuations (MEDEVAC) in/out Belgrade to in/out Bosnia. The civilians wounded in Bosnia’s war zone were flown to Belgrade in order to be assisted at the very competent and well organized Yugoslav hospital system. However, those MEDEVAC flightsContinuar lendo “UNPROFOR Airfield Monitors -Inspecting MEDEVACs”
Peacekeepers day (29May) Dia dos Capacetes Azuis
72 years ago, on the 29th May 1948, the United Nations Security Council approved the deployment of a Group of Military Observers (UNMO) to Middle East, tasked to observe and maintain the ceasefire during the 1948 Arab–Israeli War. In 2003, the UN General Assembly decided that this date (29 May) should be considered the “InternationalContinuar lendo “Peacekeepers day (29May) Dia dos Capacetes Azuis”
Bosnia Dec95 – Handover from UN to NATO
Back in 1995, when the United States finally managed to bring the three Bosnian belligerents to the Peace Agreement table, in Dayton, it was decided that the UN contingents would be substituted by a NATO lead force, starting in December 1995. The new Allied Force would have more vigorous Rules of Engagement, and more fireContinuar lendo “Bosnia Dec95 – Handover from UN to NATO”
National Balance in UN expert matters’ Teams
UN Military Observers (UNMO or MILOBS) and Military Advisors (MILAD) teams excel for their national heterogeneity. All UNMO/MILAD teams had that characteristic. In fact, when the mission HQ department of human resources decides where to post the newcomers, they always look for a “National Balance” among each team. The goal is to avoid repeating theContinuar lendo “National Balance in UN expert matters’ Teams”
UN casualties in Mali
According to the French news agency “France 24”, several UN Troops were killed after hitting an Improvised Explosive Devise (IED) in Mali. On Sunday 10May2020, three UN troops were killed and four wounded after their convoy hit a roadside bomb. “We will have to make every effort to identify and apprehend those responsible for theseContinuar lendo “UN casualties in Mali”
O Carro Chetnik
Quando se cumpre uma missão da ONU em teatros de operação distantes, vivem-se situações indeléveis que balizam as nossas memórias. Algumas experiências são mais marcantes do que outras, mas todas dignas de registo. Recordo uma patrulha no bairro de Ilidza em Sarajevo – 1995 – quando nos cruzamos com um ícone do Cerco a SarajevoContinuar lendo “O Carro Chetnik”
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