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Zambian peacekeepers start arriving

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    An advance party of over 100 Zambian peacekeepers arrived in Sierra Leone this week, a UN Mission in Sierra Leone (UNAMSIL) official told IRIN on Friday.

    He said the group was now carrying out logistic and other preparatory assessments before the arrival of the remainder of the Zambian contingent, expected to total 776. The full deployment of the Zambian soldiers, he said, might take place in late April or early May.

    The United Nations has over 7,000 peacekeepers stationed in Sierra Leone.

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