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I didn't think that UN peacekeepers appeared on battlefields - don't they normally stay in their bases, or patrol peaceful areas? There usually has to be some p

I didn't think that UN peacekeepers appeared on battlefields - don't they normally stay in their bases, or patrol peaceful areas? There usually has to be some peace before the peacekeepers rock up.

chrisseaton 4y ago
> don't they normally stay in their bases, or patrol peaceful areas The point is they turn up and show they're there to react if needed. You can see they're there because they're painted white. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations_Protection_Force https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations_Protection_Forc... I think 60 or so British UN peacekeepers were killed there, for example.