Our lads should take on Serbia

Article Abstract:

The example of Northern Ireland should warn the UN troops in Bosnia to be tough with the Serbs so that Muslim Bosnians and Croats do not turn against them. There are five battalion groups of UN forces in Bosnia, the largest of which is the British with 2,400 troops, armed with fixed bayonets. The Serbs, Croats and Muslims lack determination, ingenuity and leadership. The Serbs have conventional weapons and the Croats and Muslims are on the defensive. They have no fixed bayonets.

United Kingdom, Europe, Economic aspects, Economic policy, European Union. European Commission, United Nations, Serbia

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Nato ponders how to turn words into action

Article Abstract:

Nato's International Military Staffs (IMS) investigates possible strategies for aid to Bosnia: maritime sanctions, observation and humanitarian assistance, or protected corridors into Bosnia. The Western European Union could open a land corridor from the Adriatic to Sarajevo for armed relief convoys using 100,000 troops. To hold Sarajevo airport an estimated 12,000 troops would be needed. The Nato ACE mobile force, always on alert, would probably be the first deployed by Nato.

Military policy, North Atlantic Treaty Organization, Western European Union

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Army reserves fully stretched by peace role

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The Army is reducing its strength to 116,000 by 1995. This involves restructuring. While battalions are merging they are non-operational. Peace-keeping operations have increased fivefold between 1991 and 1993. The majority of British troops, 56,000, are in mainland Britain, but many of are training, going to Northern Ireland, merging battalions or unsuitable for mechnanised infantry roles.

Management, United Kingdom. Army, Infantry

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