Colombia army commander leads send-off of troops to Sinai
Colombia army commander leads send-off of troops to Sinai
Published July 30, 2016/
EFE
Bogota – The commander of the Colombian army, Gen. Alberto Jose Mejia Ferrero, bid farewell Saturday to the Colombia Battalion No. 108 that is off to the Sinai Peninsula to form part of the Multinational Force & Observers, or MFO.
The ceremony held at the downtown Plaza de Bolivar was attended by members of the military high command and relatives of the soldiers on a mission to replace the 189 troops now stationed in that Middle Eastern territory.
Gen. Mejia noted the role played by Colombia Battalion No. 3 in the Sinai and the responsibility that now falls to every one of the officers and noncommissioned officers making up the current mission.
He added that the Colombian army makes up part of a task force that not only looks out for "multidimensional security" but for "the progress of democracy around the world."
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