The Kazakh military has started a peacekeeping mission in the Golan Heights
The Kazakh military began to install combat modules and carry out missions as part of the UN peacekeeping forces in the Golan Heights.
Kazakh peacekeeping forces have started their daily activities in the Golan Heights, Kazinform reports, citing the press service of the Ministry of Defense of the country.
The servicemen of the armed forces flew from the territory of Kazakhstan to Damascus, the capital of Syria, and from there they reached the Fouar peacekeeping base in cars.
According to official information, military equipment and property intended for the implementation of ceasefire between the opposing sides were also delivered to the base. The Kazakhstan detachment consists of 139 servicemen.
The personnel of the national contingent is busy with deployment, receiving tasks from the commander of the "UN Separation Monitoring Force" mission and clarifying the tasks of the reserve company.
The Ministry of Defense of Kazakhstan noted that participation in peacekeeping missions is an important component of training that helps improve the combat skills of military personnel.
"The unique aspect of this mission is its independence. Earlier, our peacekeeping contingent served as a part of units of other countries. The unit is equipped with armored wheeled vehicles, KamAZs, minibuses and off-road vehicles, necessary for patrolling the assigned area, setting up checkpoints, guarding peacekeeping bases and ensuring compliance with peace agreements," the press service of the Ministry of Defense of Kazakhstan reported.
It was officially announced on January 19 that Kazakhstan will send a peacekeeping mission to the Golan Heights. Then President Kasim-Jomart Tokaev introduced the proposal to send peacekeeping forces of Kazakhstan to the countries of the Middle East and Africa for consideration by the deputies at the joint session of the parliament chambers.
Earlier, Kazakh Defense Minister Ruslan Jaksilikov said that Kazakh military personnel are not going to fight in the Middle East and Africa.
"The army does not learn to fight while performing peacekeeping functions and tasks. First of all, we have set ourselves the task of learning world experience. The main task is to carry out peacekeeping missions, separate warring parties, etc. This is not war, this is not hostilities," - Jaksilikov said earlier at the meeting.
