Liberia Sends Troops to Mali

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After months of training, a platoon size of the Armed Forces of Liberia deployed to Mali to try and help restore peace and stability in the war-torn country. It is the first time in over 50 years that Liberia has contributed to a UN peacekeeping mission. Watch the send-off ceremony here!

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Thursday, 20 June, 2013

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UNMIL Photo/Emmanuel Tobey

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A platoon of Armed Forces of Liberia personnel at a send-off ceremony at Roberts International Airport before heading to the UN Peacekeeping Mission in Mali.