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South Sudan: Japanese ‘peace’ contingent given go-ahead to use force
JAPAN took further steps towards militarisation yesterday, sending peacekeepers to South Sudan with a mandate to use force.
The 350 troops will replace a previous contingent of Japanese peacekeepers who served in the UN mission in South Sudan but were not authorised for armed intervention.
The new troops will tackle engineering and construction tasks in the capital Juba.
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