Kosovo Force
May 29, 2009
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Germany has 2,300 troops serving with the NATO-led Kosovo Force (KFOR). That Germany the largest troop contributor of the 38 countries providing manpower for 16,000-strong force.
At the same time, the Bundestag also lowered the ceiling for the German troop presence in Kosovo from 8,500 to 3,500.
The lower house first approved sending troops to Kosovo in June 1999, following the authorization of a military presence there under UN Resolution 1244.
Deputies who argued in favour of the extention, said the situation in Kosovo had stabilized, but was still too fragile to warrant a withdrawal of international troops.The extention of the mandate was passed by a large majority of members of the Bundestag.
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Editor: Chuck Penfold