{The United States will help transport African Union peacekeeping troops to the Central African Republic as part of a French-led intervention to restore security following an outbreak of inter-religious violence in the country.}<\/p>\n
US Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, who was in Qatar on a tour of the Middle East, ordered that forces be escorted from Burundi to the Central African Republic in coordination with France, his spokesman said in a statement.<\/p>\n
The Pentagon will make two C-17 planes available to transport roughly 850 Burundian soldiers, a US defense official said on condition of anonymity, adding that there were hopes the operation would begin Tuesday.<\/p>\n
The mission to airlift the troops and equipment should be completed in a matter of days, the official said.<\/p>\n
Hagel took the decision after conferring by phone on Sunday with French Defense Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian, who requested “limited” US military assistance to support the international effort, Defense Department spokesman Carl Woog said.<\/p>\n
“In the near term, France has requested airlift support to enable African forces to deploy promptly to prevent the further spread of sectarian violence in the Central African Republic,” Woog said<\/p>\n
France 24<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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