Operation Artemis

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The Operation Artemis was a military mission of the European Union to support the UN mission MONUC in the Democratic Republic of Congo .

history

Provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo

After unrest broke out in the province of Ituri in the east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo in May 2003 , the Secretary General of the United Nations initially asked the French President unofficially to check whether it would be possible to deploy military forces with which the UN battalion of the United Nations would be present Location from Uruguay could be supported.

On May 30, 2003, the United Nations Security Council issued the mandate for the mission with Resolution 1484 , which the EU Council decided on June 12, 2003 . Within 17 days (on June 16, 2003) the almost 2,000-strong peacekeeping force under French leadership was on site. The UN mandate was limited in time to September 1, 2003, and the last EUFOR soldier left Bunia on September 7 . After the end of the mission, the UN mission MONUC again took over command in Bunia, the scope of which had meanwhile been considerably increased by Resolution 1493 .

assignment

The main tasks of the operation were to stabilize the security environment and improve the humanitarian situation in the provincial capital Bunia. In addition, the task of the troops was to protect local refugee camps , to secure the airport of Bunia and to ensure the safety of the civilian population, the UN staff and the staff of aid organizations until the replacement by the UN . The operation was supported by units that were stationed for logistical support in Entebbe , Uganda .

organization

guide

The operation was led by the French General Bruno Neveux with the Operational Headquarters in Paris . The Force Commander as the commander in the area of ​​operations was also a Frenchman, Brigadier General Jean-Paul Thonier.

Nations involved

France provided most of the forces. Other participating nations were Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Cyprus, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, Portugal, South Africa, Spain, and the United Kingdom. Germany participated through two staff officers at the Operational Headquarters, through air transport with Transall C-160 and by providing the ability to retrieve the wounded .

literature

  • Heinz-Gerhard Justenhoven (Ed.): Intervention in the Congo: a critical analysis of the peace policy of the UN and the EU . W. Kohlhammer Verlag 2008, ISBN 3-17-020781-4 . Preview at books.google
  • Gustav Lindström: In the operational area: ESDP operations. 2004. In: Nicole Gnesotto (Ed.): The security and defense policy of the EU. The first five years (1999–2004). Pp. 131-153.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Peacekeeping Best Practices Unit Military Division: "Operation Artemis: The lessons of the interim emergency multinational force", October 2004 (PDF, 388kb) ( Memento from February 3, 2018 in the Internet Archive )
  2. ↑ EU press release "EU launches the" Artemis "military operation in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)" of June 12, 2003 (PDF, 96kb)
  3. ↑ "Answer of the Federal Government to the Minor Question [...] Members of Parliament and the FDP parliamentary group - printed matter 15/1766 - results of the ARTEMIS operation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo" of November 10, 2003 (PDF, 92kb)