OTTAWA—Canada will deploy military helicopters and 250 personnel to Mali to support the dangerous United Nations mission there and is in discussions about additional deployments to support other peace operations. “This is something that will have a tremendous impact on the mission,” Sajjan said. It ranks as the UN’s deadliest mission as162 peacekeepers have been killed there, 99 as the result of a “malicious” act. Monday’s announcement makes some long-awaited progress on the Liberals’ election vow to “recommit” to UN peace operations. Sajjan also confirmed a previously announced plan to deploy one or two military transport aircraft to Entebbe to support UN operations in the region.

Source: thestar March 19, 2018 15:56 UTC