51. France envisions regrouping the peacekeepers, giving them means to defend themselves and adding a rapid reaction force that would come to the assistance of U.N. troops under attack. 52. Gen. Tihomir Blaskic was indicted in connection with massacres of Muslims by Croat troops under his command in central Bosnia. 53. He also finds himself at political loggerheads with some of his former colleagues and unsure of the loyalties of the troops under his command. 54. He is charged with negligent performance of a military duty and neglect to the prejudice of good order and discipline of a half-dozen troops under his command. 55. He allegedly failed to prevent troops under his command from committing atrocities, including the murder of entire families. 56. He is charged with one count of murder and of violating the laws and customs of war by failing to prevent troops under his command from committing atrocities. 57. He later commanded Croatian Serb troops under Martic. 58. In addition, it restricts the authority of the president to place U.S. troops under foreign commanders. 59. It was a compromise between NATO reluctance to give Russia a sector of its own and Russian refusal to put its troops under NATO command. 60. Kabbah was ousted by military troops under Lt. Col. Johnny Paul Koroma. |