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Published: 2005-09-06 01:48:57 +0000 UTC; Views: 8990; Favourites: 43; Downloads: 650
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Australian sniper in East Timor. Copied from photo.Related content
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Nice work. I love the look on his face.
"Good night mother fucke...."(boom). Head splatter
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well very good draw but....sorry my friend you draw the rong eye closed... very good anyway
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Did you draw this form o picture?
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You went way too heavy on the crease in his right cheek, but otherwise it looks great.
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nice drawing! definitely favoriting this one
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wow! Really nice work! I do similar drawings... LOTS of army stuff. How long did you take? I can sometimes take up to 25 hours!
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International Force for East Timor
INTERFET (standing for INTERnational Force East Timor) was a multinational peacekeeping taskforce,mandated by the United Nations to address the humanitarian and security crisis which took place in East Timor from
1999-2000 until the arrival of United Nations peacekeepers.
INTERFET was commanded by Major-General Peter Cosgrove of the Australian Army.
United Nations resolution
A UN-sponsored referendum held on 30 August 1999 had shown overwhelming approval for East Timorese independence from Indonesia. Violent clashes, instigated by a suspected anti-independence militia, soon sparked a humanitarian and security crisis in the region.
On 15 September 1999, the United Nations Security Council expressed concern at the deteriorating situation in East Timor, and issued UNSC Resolution 1264 calling for a multinational force to restore peace and security to East Timor, to protect and support the United Nations Mission there, and to facilitate humanitarian assistance operations until such time as a United Nations peacekeeping force could be approved and deployed in the area.
Operation Warden
The INTERFET coalition forces began deploying to East Timor on 20 September 1999, led by a vanguard of nine warships, including HMS Glasgow (D88) and USS Mobile Bay.
Most United Nations UNAMET personnel, as well as Indonesian military, police and administrators had already been evacuated from the region in the preceding months by the Royal Australian Air Force.
The arrival of thousands of international troops in East Timor caused the milita to flee across the border into Indonesia.
Sporadic cross-border raids by the militia against INTERFET forces, particularly in the southern border held by the New Zealand Army, led to suspicion that the milita had the tacit support of the Indonesian military.
Five months later, on 28 February 2000, INTERFET handed over command of military operations to UNTAET
(United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor).
Countries contributing to INTERFET
Australia
Brazil
Canada
France
Germany
Ireland
Italy
Malaysia
New Zealand
Norway
Philippines
Portugal
Kenya
Republic of Korea
Singapore
Thailand
United Kingdom
United States of America
Australia provided the largest contingent of troops, hardware and equipment for the INTERFET operation, followed by New Zealand.
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