Posted on 03/28/2003 7:04:50 AM PST by Ebenezer
(English-language translation)
A unit of 167 Military Police from the [Puerto Rico] National Guard is being mobilized to the Middle East, Adjutant-General Francisco Márquez informed yesterday.
Meanwhile, the National Guard Bureau has been asking Márquez about preparations for two other Puerto Rican units comprising 500 troops.
The personnel are sent from camps in the United States, where they train, to Saudi Arabia.
"They are heading towards the theater of operations. Initially, they will arrive in Saudi Arabia," Márquez indicated.
He added that he has no major details about the final destination of the troops because this is information that is not provided to him. However, their duties will involve protection and the custody of prisoners of war, he said.
Márquez emphasized that "already, an urban-warfare scenario is being envisioned where non-combatants become involved, and that brings about the use of Military Police."
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