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Juba - 9 Mar 2012

Russia to withdraw peacekeepers from South Sudan

Russia will end its peacekeeping mission in South Sudan later this month.

A Russian military cargo plane will carry four helicopters and other equipment out of the country later this week, said defence ministry spokesman Vladimir Drik.

The 120 peacekeepers will withdraw at a later date.

Russia sent peacekeepers to Sudan in 2006 to assist UN observers and carry out rescue missions.