Airstrip One

Sanity Prevails - 19th June 2003, 23.07

It appears that Britain will be deploying a small contingent of Royal Engineers, staff officers and Hercules aircraft for support. Better not to have offered anything but at least they are keeping overstretch to minimum.

The UK has offered to provide a small detachment of Royal Engineers and support from RAF Hercules transport aircraft, as well as staff officers to work in the headquarters. The precise number of troops to be deployed will be driven by the work to be undertaken in Bunia, which is the subject of further military reconnaissance work.