UN Security Council Approves 11,800 Peacekeepers For Central African Republic -- Global Post/Reuters
European troops are due to start deploying a long-promised 800-strong force by the end of this month.
The UN Security Council unanimously approved on Thursday the creation of a UN peacekeeping force in the Central African Republic to try to stop violence between Christians and Muslims that has threatened to spiral into genocide.
The 15-member council authorized a UN force, to be known as MINUSCA, of up to 10,000 troops, 1,800 police and 20 corrections officers. It also authorizes French troops in the landlocked former French colony to support UN peacekeepers.
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