Saturday, June 14, 2008

Middle East: El Salvador to send troops to Lebanon

El Salvador is to send 52 soldiers to join the UN peacekeeping mission in Lebanon, the country's Defense Ministry announced yesterday.

According to local media the military contingent will first travel to Spain on Monday to receive one-month training.

The soldiers will join the UN peacekeeping troops in Lebanon, the ministry said, adding that the training will help them "achieve the given mission."
Mike Hitchen,