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...Monday, Brussels took a small but significant step to that end. E.U. foreign ministers formally gave the go-ahead for the Union's biggest-ever peacekeeping force outside Europe. A 3,500-strong mission will depart on February 1 for Chad and the Central African Republic (CAR), with the task of protecting refugees fleeing from the neighboring Sudanese province of Darfur and others displaced by internal fighting...
...mandate is more robust in the new mission than it has been in any previous ones. Though there are provisions meant to keep the European troops from intervening in Chad's internal conflict, on this mission the military has "an appropriate mandate allowing the use of armed force if necessary." That makes this the most ambitious mission since the E.U.'s 7,000-strong Operation Althea in Bosnia, which took over from NATO mission in 2004. "It's very significant, and about as big as it gets," said Tomas Valasek, a director at London-based think-tank the Centre...
...France's role is critical. It already has around 5,000 soldiers in three permanent bases in Africa: Senegal, Gabon and Djibouti, along with 2,600 soldiers on a peacekeeping mission in Ivory Coast, and 1,100 already on the ground in Chad...
...Lawrence, on the other hand, did not get its first shot for over seven minutes. The first goal of the game came with Harvard on the power play, but it was the Saints who lit the lamp. Attempting to keep the puck in the zone, Harvard sophomore defensemen Chad Morin failed to bat down a St. Lawrence clearance, allowing for a Saints 2-on-1. Junior Kevin DeVergilio picked up the puck on the right side before centering it to classmate Brock McBride, who beat Crimson sophomore goaltender Kyle Richter. It was the first shorthanded goal given up by Harvard...
...last two nights, we significantly outshot our opponents. And not only that—we won the physical battle.”Senior forward Alex Meintel tied the game at 2-2 at 9:46 of the final frame when he received a centering pass from sophomore defenseman Chad Morin and stuffed the puck past Leggio at the left post.Meintel also added an assist on the Crimson’s first goal at 12:11 of the first period. After sophomore Alex Biega corralled Meintel’s pass at Clarkson’s blue line, his shot through traffic...