U.N., Citing Crisis, Pulls Some Peacekeepers
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The United Nations withdrew American and other peacekeeping staff from Eritrea and said it faced a crisis in monitoring the country’s peace with Ethiopia.
The decision to pull out all Americans, Canadians and Europeans affects about 180 people in a force of about 3,300.
Ethiopia has refused to implement the ruling of an international commission, which awarded a key town to Eritrea. Eritrea has accused the international community of shirking its responsibility to enforce the decision.
The U.N. established the mission after a 2 1/2 -year border war between the neighbors. A December 2000 peace agreement provided for an independent commission to rule on the position of the border.
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