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Past operations involving the Slovenian Armed Forces

Slovenia has been actively participating in NATO and UN-led peacekeeping operations since 1997. It was then that the first Slovenian Armed Forces contingent was sent abroad, when its soldiers participated in the ALBA (SUNRISE) peacekeeping operation in Albania.

Service members of the Slovenian Armed Forces have also taken part in the following:

  1. ALBA (SUNRISE) humanitarian operations
  2. ALLIED HARBOUR in Albania
  3. UNFICYP peacekeeping mission in Cyprus
  4. UNMIK support mission to the interim administration in Kosovo.

Humanitarian Operations in Albania

From 14 May to 27 July 1997 a Slovenian Armed Forces medical unit with 21 service members took part in the ALBA (SUNRISE) operation as part of FMP international forces. Its assignment was to provide medical care for units and prepare the injured for evacuation.

From 30 May to 14 July 1999 a medical unit with 27 service members took part in a humanitarian operation in Albania as a composite part of AFOR international peacekeeping forces in the NATO-led ALLIED HARBOUR operation. Their assignments included the provision of medical care for the civil population and AFOR service members, and support for civil authorities and humanitarian organisations supplying refugees.

UNFICYP Peacekeeping Mission in Cyprus

Slovenia participated in the UNFICYP (United Nations Forces in Cyprus) peacekeeping mission from September 1997 to 19 July 2001. Twenty-seven service members of the Slovenian Armed Forces served in the Austrian-Hungarian-Slovenian Battalion. Their mission was to patrol the observation points on the eastern part of the island and the demarcation line between the Greek and Turkish parts of the island. This operation was the commencement of training for Slovenian Armed Forces service members for more demanding peace support operations.

UNMIK Support to the Interim Administration in Kosovo

From October 1999 to December 2000 an officer of the Slovenian Armed Forces participated in UNMIK (the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo), where he performed tasks within the Demining Coordination Centre.


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