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Thursday, October 31, 2002 - 02:00
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Conflict & emergencies [2]
Issue Number: 
86 [3]
Article-Summary: 

Top US commander General Tommy Franks has admitted sending additional forces to the Horn of Africa to help in the global fight against terrorism. Addressing a briefing at the Pentagon on Tuesday, Franks - who is the commander of the US Central Command - said 700-800 troops had been sent to Djibouti.

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Human Security [4]
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http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category.php/conflict/11076 [5]

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