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France to Send 1,600 More Troops to Lebanon


[Washington Post] Molly Moore - French President Jacques Chirac said Thursday that France would commit 2,000 troops to a new international peacekeeping force in southern Lebanon. Many European countries have expressed reluctance to take part in the operation out of fear that their soldiers would become enmeshed in shooting. So far, Italy is the only other European country to make a major commitment, offering to send as many as 3,000 troops and to command the force.
2006-08-25 01:00:00
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