(6 Oct 1995) English/Nat
Troops of the Rapid Reaction Force on Mount Igman are continuing with normal operations around Sarajevo despite the announcement of a Bosnian ceasefire.
The British unit there is one of several that may be withdrawn as part of cutbacks in the number of peacekeeping troops in the former Yugoslavia.
But the second-in-command of the British 105mm Battery says they will carry on as normal until orders from above.
Forty months of war may be coming to an end in the Balkans, but President Clinton's announcement of a ceasefire has not changed anything yet for troops of the Rapid Reaction force on Mount Igman.
For this British artillery unit -- the British 105mm Battery -- it's operations as usual until further orders.
The unit is one of several that may be withdrawn as part of any cutback in the number of troops in the former Yugoslavia.
But second-in-command, Major Simon Worsley says as far as he's concerned there will be British troops on Mount Igman for some time to come.
SOUNDBITE:
"Obviously our masters may change if the U-N change to a NATO forces or a NATO direction for military force, but my job here as an artilleryman is to provide artillery support to our military masters and obviously my military masters onto their political masters. So I don't see a great change...I hope personally to be leaving before Christmas but there will be British artillery units on Mount Igman. So if I leave that's only because another unit has come out from Britain to replace us."
SUPER CAPTION: Major Simon Worsley, British 105mm Battery
Until further orders, the unit concentrates on vital repairs to the treacherous road over Mount Igman -- still the only route open to civilian traffic travelling to or from the Bosnian capital.
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