New peacekeeping contingent arrives in Congo

By Petra - Feb 11,2015 - Last updated at Feb 11,2015

AMMAN — A Jordanian peacekeeping contingent, dubbed “Congo 11”, arrived in the Democratic Republic of Congo on Wednesday, replacing the previous team which completed its mission in the African country and returned to the Kingdom.

Jordanian troops are working to provide security, humanitarian and medical aid in a number of war-torn countries along with international peacekeeping forces.

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