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Show ‘ The Salt Lake Tribune WORLD Thursday, December14, 2000 : _. Ass British Troops, U.N. Cross Swordsin Sierra Leone Mockinvasionhighlig highli hts invasion it di jeqy their different Missions BY DOUGLAS FARAH THE WASHINGTON PUST - Michel Ducille/ WashingtonPost Carl Harvey of Britain's Royal Air Force ‘Carries Bangale Kamara,4, duringa visit ‘to an orphanage schoolin Freetown,Si- -erra Leone, on Wednesday. as the sole solutions to the civil war. Britain has 250 soldiers here who havetrained and equipped about 4,000 Sierra troops, and their goal is to disk the end this West African country’s civil war —andthestark differences in their mis- _rebels from the diamond-rich areas in the eastern part of the country. About 400 supposed to.be working together,” said a sions and methods, Senior British officials make no secret otherBritish troops are stationedhereand aBritish naval ship is moored offthe coast. British officers are deployed throughout Sierra Leone’smilitary ranks. Incontrast, the U.N. mission, known as UNAMSIL,continues to seek a negotiated ther wants to continueto treat the RUF as FREETOWN,Sierra Leone — When 600 elite British troops stormed the beaches of this war-battered capital last month, they oftheir feeling that suchcriticism from the weren't intenton capturing the city. Their rebel Revolutionary United Front rather than confrontit. Since thestart ofits rebellion nine years ago, the RUF has killed untold numbers of civilians and plundered Sierra Leone’s mineral riches. In recent years,the rebels have raped and maimed thousands of people, hacking off their hands andfeet. Britain, the formercolonial power, sent troops in Mayatthe invitation of the gov- peacekeepers illustrates only how eager the United Nations remains to placate the high-profile military exercise was aimed at assuring residents oftheir readiness to repel any attack by anti-government rebels waging one of the world’s most brutal insurgencies. Not everyone in Freetown found the mock invasion comforting, however. A se- “We have two missions with fundamentally incompatible goals, but they are seniordiplomat. “Orie wants tofight, the a force that can be dealt with rationally and broughtto the table, despite the nu- meroussetbacks.” One of the principal disputes is the United Nations’ unwillingness to deploy peacekeeping troops into areas where the settlement that would give the rebels a share of power — in essence returning toa British-trained Sierra Leonean armyunits haveretaken rebel-held territory. The United States, which has no troops here but is training-seven West African battalions to participate in the U.N. mission, is also urging the United Nations to peace deal that fell apart in May when the RUFrefused to disarm and took 500 U.N. peacekeepers hostage. The 13-month*old U.N.mission, which costs about $1.5 million a day and is the largest in the world with 12,500 members, nior U.N. military commander, whose force is supposed to be cooperating with the British, blasted the move as unneces- ernment, and both view the military defeat has been plagued by bitter internal disputes. Two ofthe largest participants, In- sarily provocative to the rebels. or unconditional disarmament of the RUF dia and Jordan, which sent a Putin Arrives 4200 ithdrawi ¢ and wwill be i troopsarewithdraw! The incident underlined the growing divisions between the British and U.N. contingents in Sierra Leone — the two most important military forces seeking to be more forceful — signaling a marked shift from its support of the 1999 powersharing accord. mbined reat gift ideasfor... In Cubato Revive Ties, Discuss Trade ...the coffee lover BY ANITA SNOW ...the healthy chef THE ASSOCIATEDPRESS. 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