Canada, Northern Alliance, United
Kingdom and Australia joined to help
When
2001-2014
After 9/11 Attacks
Why
al-Qaeda was suspected
of hiding in Afghanistan
Talibans were suspected
of hiding Osama there
Taking out Talibans since they
were supporting terrorism
Where
Kandahar, Afghanistan
Ruled by the Talibans at that time
Who
al-Qaeda
Talibans
NATO (North
Atlantic Alliance)
UN (United
Nations)
Osama Bin Laden
Stephen Harper
What
Osama was suspected
of hiding in Afghanistan
Protected by the Talibans
NATO started to train Afghanistan's
Army, Air Force, and National Police
Due to the 9/11 Attacks
Objective was to take out
Talibans and stop al-Qaeda
Cyprus
Mission
Who
The President of Cyprus,
Archbishop Makarios
25,000 Canadian Armed
Forces served in this mission
What
There was a war between the Greek
and Turkish people in Cyprus
Greek army officers tried to
do a coup d'état against the
president of Cyprus
3 Canadians died
and 17 were injured,
How
"Green Line" was
created by the UN
It's a cease-re line and buer
zone across Cyprus
It separated the portions of
the island controlled by the
Greeks and the Turks.
Where
Cyprus
Why
Cyprus requested that the UN make
a peacekeeping force for them
Stopping Turkish and Greece
Cypriots from fighting
When
1964-1993
Rwanda Genocide
When
The UN undertook missions
there in 1993 to 1996
The killings started from
April - July 1994
What
In April 7, 1994; The Hutus began to
massacre hundreds of thousands of
Tutsis and moderate Hutus
An estimate of 500,000 to one
million people were killed.
Where
Kigali, Rwanda
Who
UNAMIR, Tutsi, Hutu, Habyarimana, Burundian president
Cyprien Ntaryamira, Major-General Guy Tousignant, UN
Department of Peacekeeping Operations and Major-General
Roméo Dallaire,
Why
Roméo Dallaire was informed of a
group planning the genocide of Tutsi
Dallaire reqeuested permission from the UN Department
of Peacekeeping Operations to raid the
weapons cache but the UN declined his request.
Dallaire also requested that the Security Council
send in more men to strengthen his forces
The Security Council refused his request and told
the limited forces in Rwanda to withdraw as well.
How
Afterwards, the Security Council decided to
send the requested soldiers which became
UNAMIR2 into Rwanda even though the
genocide was finished long ago.