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  • Originally posted by morpheus View Post
    Im pretty sure that ARW go overseas a LOT without this much noise, if were being told about it, theres political gain in the telling.
    Could be European related or for diplomatic efforts like the UN seat campaign.

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    • Originally posted by Sparky42 View Post
      Could be European related or for diplomatic efforts like the UN seat campaign.
      Got it in 1

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      • Rangers to deploy to Mali https://thenewsrep.com/112974/irish-...eploy-to-mali/

        8 Un peacekeepers killed https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...eepers-UN.html

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        • Originally posted by apc View Post
          The author of the first article needs to do better research.Not the units first rodeo and they will be embedded within a larger SOF unit.Also their equipment is second to none.
          "Let us be clear about three facts. First, all battles and all wars are won in the end by the infantryman. Secondly, the infantryman always bears the brunt. His casualties are heavier, he suffers greater extremes of discomfort and fatigue than the other arms. Thirdly, the art of the infantryman is less stereotyped and far harder to acquire in modern war than that of any other arm." ------- Field Marshall Wavell, April 1945.

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          • Originally posted by apod View Post
            The author of the first article needs to do better research.Not the units first rodeo and they will be embedded within a larger SOF unit.Also their equipment is second to none.
            To be fair, I read the authors comment on equipment as in relation to the Malian government request for armour and helicopters, neither of which Ireland will be supplying.

            This is also positive move for the Malian government, as these Special Operation troops won’t be there to train or advise. The job is to actively seek out terrorists and bandits operating in the north and middle regions of the country. The Malian government said previously it doesn’t need more training troops: what it needs is more troops, armored vehicles, and helicopters to conduct offensive operations to help lower the risk to the civilian population.

            Personally, I don’t think Ireland will be in a position to provide the requested military equipment. Nevertheless, deploying its best unit to conduct offensive operations is a pro-active move for both countries.
            'He died who loved to live,' they'll say,
            'Unselfishly so we might have today!'
            Like hell! He fought because he had to fight;
            He died that's all. It was his unlucky night.
            http://www.salamanderoasis.org/poems...nnis/luck.html

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            • The author is under the impression it's the RWs first deployment.?

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              • Has there been anything other than these on the deployment?

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                • A CONTINGENT from the Army Ranger Wing, the special operations group within the Defence Forces, is to join the most dangerous United Nations mission in the world.


                  Army Rangers set to join UN peace mission in war-torn Mali - Independent.ie
                  Irish Army Rangers in training. File photo
                  Irish Army Rangers in training. File photo
                  June 8 2019 9:01 PM

                  A CONTINGENT from the Army Ranger Wing, the special operations group within the Defence Forces, is to join the most dangerous United Nations mission in the world.

                  The UN peace enforcement mission, Minusma, in war-torn Mali, has suffered 125 fatal casualties since 2013, including 18 deaths so far this year, as a result of improvised explosive devices, rocket strikes and suicide attacks.

                  Approval for the deployment is expected to be given by the Government at a Cabinet meeting on Tuesday, on the recommendation of Defence Minister Paul Kehoe.

                  This will be the first deployment of the Rangers as an unit in overseas duties since their special forces role in Chad in 2008.

                  More than a dozen Rangers will be sent, either in the late summer or early autumn, and will be based with the mission — on a four-month rotation — for two years.

                  The Government adopted a cautious approach to the offer to send the Rangers when it was received last year and Mr Kehoe ordered a comprehensive review of the possibility of Irish deployment with Minusma by military management and his own senior officials.

                  This involved getting detailed information on the mission and its operations, consideration of the role which the Defence Forces might carry out there, how such a deployment fitted with military capabilities and a thorough threat analysis and assessment.

                  The Rangers are an elite military unit, trained and equipped to undertake a range of specialist roles and their capability is regarded as a significant asset to the State.

                  The Rangers have been previously deployed on UN peacekeeping operations in East Timor, Liberia and Chad.

                  Minusma is described as a significant UN peace enforcement mission, comprising both regular and special operations forces and high end capabilities.

                  The Defence Forces currently have no personnel serving with Minusma but have a detachment with a separate UN mission in Mali, dedicated to training local military.

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                  The Irish are all deployed in relatively safe jobs and are not active in danger zones.

                  The increasing instability in the Sahel region of sub-Sahara Africa is recognised by the UN as a very significant threat while the area is also the centre of major crime, including people trafficking, unregulated migration, international terrorism and smuggling.

                  Ireland has already declared it has a key interest in contributing to security and stability in Western Africa, which is a prime focus of the development aid programme.

                  Aid officials are concerned that development cannot progress in the absence of a safe and secure social and economic environment.

                  Mr Kehoe is likely to tell his colleagues that, as a committed supporter of UN action in the region, Ireland cannot remain aloof from this international effort, despite the risks involved.

                  Having studied the military advice, the minister is expected to recommend that a deployment from the Ranger Wing would have the capacity to contribute to the effectiveness of Minusma in establishing stability.

                  As part of the “triple lock mechanism” for military deployment overseas, the Government, with UN and Cabinet approval, will then seek the go-ahead from the Dail. The Ranger Wing will form a “significant element” within a 148-strong military detachment participating in a German-led battlegroup, which will be on stand-by for the second half of 2020.

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                  'He died who loved to live,' they'll say,
                  'Unselfishly so we might have today!'
                  Like hell! He fought because he had to fight;
                  He died that's all. It was his unlucky night.
                  http://www.salamanderoasis.org/poems...nnis/luck.html

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                  • Looks a bit rough there, lots of ethnic and religious conflict running simultaneously

                    Nearly 100 people have been killed in an attack in a village in central Mali inhabited by the Dogon ethnic group, reports say.
                    The attack happened in Sobane-Kou, near Sanga town in the Mopti region.
                    The search for bodies is ongoing, but officials say 95 people have been found dead, with many of the bodies burned.
                    There have been numerous attacks in Mali in recent months, some ethnically driven, some carried out by jihadist groups.
                    Clashes between Dogon hunters and semi-nomadic Fulani herders are frequent.
                    Mali's government said "suspected terrorists" had attacked the village at around 03:00 local time. At least 19 people were still missing, it said.
                    But the mayor of nearby Bankass, Moulaye Guindo, told Reuters news agency that Fulanis from that district had attacked Sobane-Kou after nightfall.
                    The hunting society accused of a massacre
                    Mali country profile
                    Africa live: Latest from the continent
                    No group has officially said it was responsible for the attack.
                    more at
                    Many of the bodies in the village of the Dogon ethnic group have been burned, officials say.
                    'He died who loved to live,' they'll say,
                    'Unselfishly so we might have today!'
                    Like hell! He fought because he had to fight;
                    He died that's all. It was his unlucky night.
                    http://www.salamanderoasis.org/poems...nnis/luck.html

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                    • 200 MINURMA fatalities in just over 6 years

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                      • Cabinet approval granted for 12 ARW to deploy to MINUSMA on LRRPs mainly with German contingent

                        A proposal for Ireland's special forces to join the UN mission in Mali has been approved by Government at today's cabinet meeting.


                        Now going for Dail approval

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                        • The big parties seem in favour, the small ones against...

                          Minister of State for Defence Paul Kehoe has said it is understandable that people have concerns about Irish troops participating in a UN mission in Mali.


                          . Dáil debates proposal to send Army Ranger Wing to Mali
                          Updated / Tuesday, 18 Jun 2019 20:22
                          Minister Kehoe has proposed that a team of 12 Rangers would conduct long-range intelligence gathering patrols in Mali
                          Minister Kehoe has proposed that a team of 12 Rangers would conduct long-range intelligence gathering patrols in Mali
                          Political Reporter

                          Minister of State for Defence Paul Kehoe has said it is understandable that people have concerns about Irish troops participating in a UN mission in Mali.

                          A proposal for Ireland's special forces to join the UN mission in Mali was debated in the Dáil this evening.

                          The Minister said decisions to put troops in danger are never taken lightly by Government and protecting personnel is always of paramount concern.

                          He said he had taken advice from military management who have visited Mali and who know first-hand what is happening there.

                          Minister Kehoe has proposed that a team of 12 Rangers would conduct long-range intelligence gathering patrols.

                          The team would work closely with the 400-person German contingent in MINUSMA (Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali).

                          The Army Ranger Wing would be serving abroad on a mission for the first time in more than a decade.

                          Minister Kehoe said this evening there were significant security measures in place which would give protection to the Irish forces.

                          He said Irish forces would be deployed as part of a larger team when carrying out surveillance and intelligence.

                          He said the mission was a type of challenge that defence forces train for every day.

                          Fianna Fáil's Jack Chambers said his party would be supporting the motion on the advice of military management who had carried out precautions in this region.

                          However, he said it was an extremely dangerous mission and was a hot bed for terrorist activity.

                          Meanwhile, People Before Profit's Richard Boyd Barrett said they would be opposing the proposal to send Irish rangers to what he described as a "deadly" conflict in Mali.

                          He said the political decision being made was a big mistake from the point of view of Ireland's neutrality and from the point of view of the safety of Irish soldiers.

                          Deputy Boyd Barrett said it was a French colonial intervention backing the Malian armed forces and he said getting involved in this was a "very dangerous thing to do".

                          Sinn Féin's Aengus Ó Snodaigh said France and the UN Security Council say they are in Mali to stop terrorism but he said it was peace enforcement.

                          Deputy Ó Snodaigh said the mission was taking sides and was breaching everything that neutrality stands for.

                          Independent TD Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister if Ireland was getting caught up in a bigger situation than peace keeping.

                          She said: "Are we getting caught up in the residue of a colonial coming from French imperialism and their historic role there."

                          She said the presence of Irish troops must not facilitate French interests in the area which she said would completely undermine Ireland's reputation when it comes to human rights.

                          Labour's Brendan Ryan said they would not be supporting the motion to send troops to Mali.

                          He told the Dáil one of the reasons for the party's opposition was due to France's promise to provide military support to the UN mission if required.

                          He said Labour was opposed to the mission because the only end game that seemed to be envisaged was one where insurgent groups are defeated.

                          He said this pulls the UN away from its traditional stance on neutrality into being a strong supporter of one side of the conflict which he said was a "dangerous precedent".

                          A vote on the motion will take place in the Dáil on Thursday.
                          'He died who loved to live,' they'll say,
                          'Unselfishly so we might have today!'
                          Like hell! He fought because he had to fight;
                          He died that's all. It was his unlucky night.
                          http://www.salamanderoasis.org/poems...nnis/luck.html

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                          • Why don’t the TD’s have to balls to call it what it is peace enforcement and state that it is the right thing to do.

                            ONUC - effectly became peace enforcement
                            ISAF - peace enforcement
                            UNOSOM II - peace enforcement
                            UNMIL - peace enforcement
                            EUFOR Chad/CAR - peace enforcement
                            INTERFET/UNAMET/UNTAET - peace enforcement
                            KFOR - peace enforcement
                            IFOR/SFOR - peace enforcement
                            UNIFIL - since new mandate peace enforcement

                            Peace enforcement is legislated for in the Defence Act, it is allowed under the UN Charter, Bunreacht na hEireann says the UN is key.

                            It is the safest and most effective form of UN operation.

                            Politicians need to educate themselves and deliver facts to those who want “peacekeeping”.... peacekeeping implies there is a peace to keep .... that isn’t always the case




                            Rant over

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                            • Many are unfomfortable with the mission being led by France, Mali's former coloniser.
                              It would be Like Belgium leading a Congo Mission, or Turkey leading a Lebanon mission.
                              For now, everything hangs on implementation of the CoDF report.

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                              • Originally posted by na grohmiti View Post
                                Many are unfomfortable with the mission being led by France, Mali's former coloniser.
                                It would be Like Belgium leading a Congo Mission, or Turkey leading a Lebanon mission.
                                None of the most senior appointments are held by the French (Force Commander is Swedish)
                                Special Representative of the Secretary-general (SRSG) and Head of MINUSMA M. El-Ghassim WANE Mr. Wane brings 25 years of experience in conflict prevention, mediation and peacekeeping, he served as Chief of Staff and Chief Adviser of the African Union Commission Chairperson between 2017 and 2019 and Assistant Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations from 2016 to 2017. Mr. Wane has held several leadership positions with the African Union, including as Director of the Commission Peace and Security Department and Head of the Conflict Management Division.


                                France isn’t in the top 10 contributors of either military or police to MINUSMA


                                How many French are serving with MINUSMA?:
                                14 police officers and 24 military staff officers






                                There is an independent French mission in Mali and they are also serving (afaik) with the EUTM Mali (as are we)

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