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=== Peacekeepers === | === Peacekeepers === | ||
Four thousand Indian troops served in the [[United Nations Mission in Sierra Leone]] (UNAMSIL) from January 2000 to January 2001. Major General V.K. Jetley was the UNAMSIL Force Commander, and Brigadier S.C. Joshi served as the head of a 10-member Military Liaison Unit attached to the Office of the Special Envoy of the Secretary General for Sierra Leone. The Indian contingent of UNAMSIL accounted for 25% of the total strength and were the best-equipped among contributing nations. After serving in the mission for two years, India announced that it would withdraw its military observers and troops from the country in September 2000. The withdrawal was carried out in phases and completed in January 2001.<ref>{{cite web|title=Sierra Leone peacekeeping crisis|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/937080.stm|website=BBC News|access-date=9 April 2017}}</ref | Four thousand Indian troops served in the [[United Nations Mission in Sierra Leone]] (UNAMSIL) from January 2000 to January 2001. Major General V.K. Jetley was the UNAMSIL Force Commander, and Brigadier S.C. Joshi served as the head of a 10-member Military Liaison Unit attached to the Office of the Special Envoy of the Secretary General for Sierra Leone. The Indian contingent of UNAMSIL accounted for 25% of the total strength and were the best-equipped among contributing nations. After serving in the mission for two years, India announced that it would withdraw its military observers and troops from the country in September 2000. The withdrawal was carried out in phases and completed in January 2001.<ref name="HCIrelations" /><ref>{{cite web|title=Sierra Leone peacekeeping crisis|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/937080.stm|website=BBC News|access-date=9 April 2017}}</ref> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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{{Foreign relations of India}} | {{Foreign relations of India}} | ||
{{Foreign relations of Sierra Leone}} | {{Foreign relations of Sierra Leone}} | ||
{{DEFAULTSORT:India-Sierra Leone relations}} | {{DEFAULTSORT:India-Sierra Leone relations}} | ||