2005News

More troops arrive

Another group of Spanish soldiers en route to Haiti arrived at the Cibao International Airport in Santiago, as reported in El Caribe. The troops will form part of the UN Stabilization Force in the neighboring country. The contingent, composed of 101 navy infantry soldiers, is commanded by colonel Juan Baez de la Rosa. They will travel to Fort Liberte near the northeastern border with the Dominican Republic. This is the second group of soldiers to arrive in the DR through the Cibao airport.