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Belgium sending nearly 400 troops to Lebanon

Published: AUGUST 25, 2006 18:22

Belgium is sending almost 400 troops to join the expanded UN force in Lebanon, including anti-mine experts, medical units and engineers, Prime Minister Guy Verhofstadt announced Friday. European nations were able to take the lead in the Middle East peacekeeping while the United States had lost "credibility" with Arab nations, Belgium's foreign minister said.

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