BOSNIA: BRITISH TROOPS DEPLOY WEAPONS AT CONFRONTATION LINE

Описание: (13 Jan 1996) English/Nat

British troops in Bosnia have deployed their artillery on either side of the confrontation line near Sanski Most in northwest Bosnia in a bid to enforce the two kilometre (just over one mile) zone.

The 19-Five Battery artillery group used a British Chinook helicopter to move the weapons which should help them enforce the Dayton peace agreement.

Soldiers from the 19-Five Battery artillery unit watched as the British Chinook helicopter hovered overhead.

The reason for all the activity was the deployment of weapons on either side of the confrontation line, which separates Bosnia government from Bosnian Serb territory, near Sanski Most.

The helicopters were being used to transport their 105 millimetre guns to the territories.

Once the guns were secured to the helicopter, the Chinook lifted them high into the sky before moving them.

British soldiers remained on alert as they crossed the two kilometres zone.

These troops are there as part of NATO's peacekeeping force which, when soldiers have finished arriving, will be 60-thousand strong.

In their mission to enforce the peace agreement, I-FOR troops in Bosnia can return fire if provoked.

SOUNDBITE:
"If the case comes that we have to use them then using them won't be a problem, and we will use them."
SUPER CAPTION: British Sergeant Brent, 19-5 Battery Force Artillery

But, hopefully, these weapons can remain as mere symbols of the international community's desire to keep peace in Bosnia.

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