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India sent peacekeeping forces to which African nation in the early 1990s, suffering significant casualties?
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Somalia
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- Somalia
- Rwanda
- Sudan
- Ethiopia
Explanation & Context
India deployed a contingent to Somalia as part of the UN Operation in Somalia (UNOSOM II) in 1993-1994. The mission suffered heavy losses, including the loss of 24 Indian soldiers in the Battle of Mogadishu.
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