(9 Mar 2021) Kosovo on Tuesday sent its military platoon in the first-ever international peacekeeping mission to Kuwait.
A ceremony was held at the army barracks in the capital Pristina with the presence of top country leaders and western military attaches.
"It's extremely important because 22 years after the war, we're not just importing peacekeeping troops, but we're also exporting them," said Acting President Vjosa Osmani.
Kosovo sent the military unit to a peacekeeping mission following a request from the US Central Command.
Kosovo's troops will be under the command of the National Guard of Iowa during peacekeeping assignments.
No specifics on the exact location in Kuwait or the number of the Kosovo peacekeepers to be deployed were made public
A platoon of 32 soldiers was seen lined during the ceremony.
The Kosovo Security Force was turned into a regular army two years ago, although its name has not been changed to armed forces as planned.
Both NATO and the European Union expressed regret when Kosovo decided to go ahead with forming the army in 2018.
In about a decade, Kosovo's lightly armed army is expected to have 5,000 troops and 3,000 reservists tasked with handling crisis response and civil protection operations.
They are heavily supported from the United States.
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