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CANBERRA, July 1 Asia Pulse - Australia is set to lead the biggest armed expedition in the South Pacific since World War II after the island nations of the region yesterday approved the historic intervention in the lawless and bankrupt country.
About 2,000 mainly Australian troops and police could land in the Solomon Islands in about three weeks, Foreign Minister Alexander Downer said.
Their job will be to secure the archipelago of about 460,000 people from ethnic violence, banditry and intimidation, and pave the way for long-term projects aimed at restoring government services, finances and the ...
Source: HighBeam Research, PACIFIC ISLAND NATIONS APPROVE ARMED INTERVENTION IN SOLOMONS.