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A group of the CEA being presented to the Colonel of the 2nd REP in Daloa. These were some of the first units to arrive in the Ivory Coast following the crisis in October/November 2002. |
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A convoy of French troops arriving in Bouaké, a large city in the centre of the country. |
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Allm means of transport were used for rapid deployment to the most affected areas. |
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A fully loaded Transall is about to land in the field airstrip. |
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Negotiating more checkpoints on the way to the combat zones. |
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French forces in Yamoussouke closely watched by ever present media - they followed the troops throughout the country. |
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After spending a week in Abidjan,
during which the situation in the central-western part of the country
had seriously deteriorated, we were sent on a mission to help stop the
rebels' advance. |
