UN Forces In Brikvania to Maintain Peace

A UN peacekeeper on patrol with a Brikvanian soldier in Midea.

UN peacekeepers are now deployed in Brikvania  to maintain peace in the small kingdom after both the rebels and government forces agreed for a ceasefire.

About 400 UN troops from various Bricks nations have arrived in Briktown International airport.

Under the recent peace agreement, ethnic Malatian rebels will pull back to their positions in the Malatian Province of Brikvania. Currently, they are in control of over 85% of the territories in the province.

The Brikvanian government has control over Midea, the regional capital, and also the main highway linking Midea to Briktown.

The UN peacekeepers will be deployed in the Malatian Province of Brikvania to ensure the warring parties adhere to the ceasefire. They will also maintain patrol and border crossings between the province and Malatia to ensure the territorial integrity of Brikvania.

The peace agreement also provides a high level of autonomy for the ethnic rebels.  General Bladic, leader of the rebels movement, said that he will rename the provincial government as the Free Republic of Malatian Province.

The rebels were forced to pull back after suffering heavy casualties during their assault on the capital city Briktown. It is estimated they lost 40% of their estimated 23,000 fighters. 

Government forces have suffered heavy casualties too. The Defence Ministry has announced a major defence build-up to defend the small kingdom from future threat. The new Defence Minister General Nutyubrick has confirmed that he will meet with King Brik II to discuss the expansion of the armed forces.

"Our budget is limited, and we will need NARTO's assistance to build up our military", said General Nutyubrick.

It is estimated some 5,000 Brikvanian troops were killed or injured during the recent civil war.