ALMATY, Mar 15 (NNN-KTA) – The Kazakh peacekeeping contingent, deployed a year ago, as part of the United Nations (UN) forces on the Golan Heights, has completed 557 missions, over the past year, Kazakhstan’s Ministry of Defence, reported yesterday.
According to the ministry, during their service in Syria, the Kazakh peacekeepers conducted 458 patrols, reinforced peacekeeping bases and observation posts three times, carried out four evacuations, and completed 15 explosive ordnance disposal operations, neutralising more than 240 hazardous objects.
Additionally, they provided security escorts for 66 military personnel and humanitarian aid convoys.
In Feb, last year, the UN granted Kazakhstan a mandate for the independent deployment and execution of its mission on Golan Heights. Following extensive preparations, a peacekeeping contingent of 139 Kazakh military personnel and 26 units of military equipment was deployed to the region, on Mar 14, of the same year.– NNN-KTA
