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Peacekeeping commander to be reassigned
JERUSALEM: The field commander of UNVIFOR is being reassigned, government sources revealed earlier today.
Lieutenant-General Ahmad al-Karimi has served as
de facto leader of the mission on the ground since 2104, when United Arab blue helmets arrived in Ho Chi Minh City that winter to quell regional infighting and pacify local warlords. He gained wide repute both internationally and amongst the Vietnamese for his personal rapports and steadfast sense of duty to the UN ideal.
Al-Karimi stewarded the mission through its deadliest phase, when the Empire of Japan launched an unprovoked invasion in July 2105, leading to a year-long war between Japan and the UNVIFOR sponsor states that witnessed widespread use of terror tactics and WMD by Japanese forces that led to the ongoing war in the Pacific. Prior to the mission mandate's revision by Resolution 12 later that year, al-Karimi was controversial for his rigid adherence to UN rules of engagement prohibiting pre-emptive force that led Rome and Greece to withdraw from the mission. However, his astute leadership is credited with avoiding worse UN casualties during the height of the war and minimizing risk to Vietnamese civilians and infrastructure.
Al-Karimi was always quick to deflect any personal accreditation for the mission's successes, although he repeatedly voiced frustration that fellow UNVIFOR sponsors were slow to increase ground force commitments in response to Japanese aggression, which he claims might have stalled Japan's conquests in the north and prevented the atrocity at Hanoi.
The reason for al-Karimi's reassignment is unknown, but given his first-hand experience in fighting the Imperial Japanese Army, widespread speculation holds that he has been promoted to commander of the United Arab Republic's expeditionary force to Japan. There is also talk that with Japan's descent into civil war, the Coalition is amending its strategy to emergency humanitarian intervention, with which the general likewise has acute familiarity.
Al-Karimi is expected to leave Vietnam after formally handing the mission over to an incoming Laotian commander. He will be replaced by LGen Qasim Adel Nasir, who will assume al-Karimi's responsibilities as commander of the UAR contingent within UNVIFOR.