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18 Nepali peacekeepers leave for Iraq to participate in UN peacekeeping mission



KATHMANDU: The Nepali Army has exchanged Nepali peacekeepers stationed in the United Nations peacekeeping mission in Iraq.

18 Nepali peacekeepers of Nepali Army left for the mission on Wednesday to participate in the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI).

Likewise, 15 peacekeepers currently deployed there will return home on Thursday, according to the Directorate of Military Public Relations and Information.

Currently, 88 Nepalese peacekeepers are deployed in the UNAMI mission.

Publish Date : 30 August 2023 21:04 PM

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