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02-10-2007, 07:48 AM
The EUFOR or European Union Force is an international military force under the supervision of the European Council. It is best known for Operation Althea; their current involvement in Bosnia and Herzegovina to oversee the military implementation of the Dayton Agreement.
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Operation Althea
It replaced the NATO-led SFOR on the 2nd of December 2004. The EUFOR is led by the Political and Security Committee, and the civilian implementation of the agreement lies in the hands of the Office of High Representative. The efforts of both are coordinated by the High Representative for the Common Foreign and Security Policy, Javier Solana.
EUFOR has around 7,000 personnel from 33 countries, mostly from the countries of the European Union. There are however, additional troops from other European countries and also some from Canada and elsewhere. As of 2005, this is the largest purely European military operation.
EUFOR's commander is currently Major General Gian Marco Chiarini, having taken over command from the British Major General David Leakey in a ceremony held in the Butmir Base on 6 December 2005, where David Leakey handed over the EU flag to Major General Gian Marco Chiarini in presence of key personalities of the European Union, such as Javier Solana and General Sir John Reith. The forces are subordinate to the EU via a strategic level headquarters established at NATO's Headquarters Allied Command Operations, under the deputy to the Supreme Allied Commander, the aforementioned Sir Reith. Although both these officers were British, they operated in an international capacity on behalf of the EU.
Former EUFOR Commander General David Leakey
Former EUFOR Commander General David Leakey
The EUFOR will assume all the missions of the SFOR, but the chase for war criminals, notably Radovan Karadžić, former leader of Republika Srpska, and Ratko Mladić, their former military leader, will be a mission for both the EU and NATO.
The EUFOR will also have police duties against organised crime, which is believed to be linked to war criminals.[1] The EUFOR will collaborate with the European Union Police Mission in Bosnia (EUPM) and with the Bosnian police.
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EUFOR RD Congo
On 25 April 2006, the United Nations Security Council adopted Resolution 1671 (2006), authorising the temporary deployment of a EU force to support the United Nations Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUC) during the period encompassing the elections in the DR Congo, which began on 30 July.
The European Council approved the launching of the EU military operation and appointed Lieutenant General Karlheinz Viereck (Germany) Operation Commander and Major General Christian Damay (France) EU Force Commander. Operational Headquarters are based in Potsdam, Germany.
Code-named EUFOR RD Congo, the mission was tasked with: supporting and providing security to MONUC installations and personnel, contributing to airport protection in Kinshasa, contributing to the protection of civilians under imminent threat of physical violence, and to execute evacuation operations in case of emergency. The mission came to an end on 30 November 2006
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Troops
Troops of member- and non-member-states of the European Union:
* Italiy 882
* Germany 819
* United Kingdom 590
* France 524
* Spain 495
* Netherlands 298
* Austria 287
* Poland 195
* Portugal 193
* Finnland 177
* Hungary 144
* Bulgaria 134
* Greece 88
* Romania 86
* Slovenia 80
* Sweden 67
* Czech Republic 65
* Ireland 62
* Belgium 45
* Slowak 45
* Estland 33
* Lettland 2
* Lithuania 1
* Luxembourg 1
o Troops from EU-States: 5313
* Turkey 344
* Morroco 135
* Albania 71
* Macedonia 17
* Swiss 30
* Chile 15
* Norway 16
* Canada 11
* Newsealand 10
o Troops from non-EU-States: 649
* total : 5962
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/fd/EUFOR.png
http://www.operationspaix.net/IMG/gif/EUFOR-Althea_carte_deploiement_02-2006_.gif
Operation Althea
It replaced the NATO-led SFOR on the 2nd of December 2004. The EUFOR is led by the Political and Security Committee, and the civilian implementation of the agreement lies in the hands of the Office of High Representative. The efforts of both are coordinated by the High Representative for the Common Foreign and Security Policy, Javier Solana.
EUFOR has around 7,000 personnel from 33 countries, mostly from the countries of the European Union. There are however, additional troops from other European countries and also some from Canada and elsewhere. As of 2005, this is the largest purely European military operation.
EUFOR's commander is currently Major General Gian Marco Chiarini, having taken over command from the British Major General David Leakey in a ceremony held in the Butmir Base on 6 December 2005, where David Leakey handed over the EU flag to Major General Gian Marco Chiarini in presence of key personalities of the European Union, such as Javier Solana and General Sir John Reith. The forces are subordinate to the EU via a strategic level headquarters established at NATO's Headquarters Allied Command Operations, under the deputy to the Supreme Allied Commander, the aforementioned Sir Reith. Although both these officers were British, they operated in an international capacity on behalf of the EU.
Former EUFOR Commander General David Leakey
Former EUFOR Commander General David Leakey
The EUFOR will assume all the missions of the SFOR, but the chase for war criminals, notably Radovan Karadžić, former leader of Republika Srpska, and Ratko Mladić, their former military leader, will be a mission for both the EU and NATO.
The EUFOR will also have police duties against organised crime, which is believed to be linked to war criminals.[1] The EUFOR will collaborate with the European Union Police Mission in Bosnia (EUPM) and with the Bosnian police.
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a0/Germany_eufor.jpg/180px-Germany_eufor.jpghttp://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/f/fe/EUHeli.jpghttp://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/a/a0/Eu_army.jpg
EUFOR RD Congo
On 25 April 2006, the United Nations Security Council adopted Resolution 1671 (2006), authorising the temporary deployment of a EU force to support the United Nations Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUC) during the period encompassing the elections in the DR Congo, which began on 30 July.
The European Council approved the launching of the EU military operation and appointed Lieutenant General Karlheinz Viereck (Germany) Operation Commander and Major General Christian Damay (France) EU Force Commander. Operational Headquarters are based in Potsdam, Germany.
Code-named EUFOR RD Congo, the mission was tasked with: supporting and providing security to MONUC installations and personnel, contributing to airport protection in Kinshasa, contributing to the protection of civilians under imminent threat of physical violence, and to execute evacuation operations in case of emergency. The mission came to an end on 30 November 2006
http://ec.europa.eu/world/peace/images/eu_force_deployed_bosnia.jpghttp://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/d/df/Eufor_klistremerke.jpghttp://www.un.org/Depts/dpko/photos/monuc/monuc0029.jpg
Troops
Troops of member- and non-member-states of the European Union:
* Italiy 882
* Germany 819
* United Kingdom 590
* France 524
* Spain 495
* Netherlands 298
* Austria 287
* Poland 195
* Portugal 193
* Finnland 177
* Hungary 144
* Bulgaria 134
* Greece 88
* Romania 86
* Slovenia 80
* Sweden 67
* Czech Republic 65
* Ireland 62
* Belgium 45
* Slowak 45
* Estland 33
* Lettland 2
* Lithuania 1
* Luxembourg 1
o Troops from EU-States: 5313
* Turkey 344
* Morroco 135
* Albania 71
* Macedonia 17
* Swiss 30
* Chile 15
* Norway 16
* Canada 11
* Newsealand 10
o Troops from non-EU-States: 649
* total : 5962
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