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Norwegian forces abroad

Overview of Norwegian military personnel abroad. Total number: ca 770 (Updated 28 March 2007).

MIDDLE EAST:

United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon II (UNIFIL II): 127 personnel, four missile torpedo boats and a support vessel.

United Nations Truce Supervision Organisation (UNTSO):
13 UN observers

Multinational Force and Observers (MFO), Egypt:
6 officers and 3 observers

AFRICA:

United Nations Mission in Sudan (UNMIS):
28 UN observers and staff officers

United Nations Mission to Ethiopia and Eritrea (UNMEE):
3 UN observers

BALKANS:

Kosovo Force (KFOR) and United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK):
9 officers

Bosnia:
19 officers (in NATO/EUFOR HQ and Liaison Observer Team in Cazin)

AFGHANISTAN:

International Security Assistance Force (ISAF):
566 soldiers and officers in total in Kabul, Meymaneh and Mazar-e Sharif.







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