Did Australia send troops to East Timor?

Operation Astute was an Australian-led military deployment to East Timor to quell unrest and return stability in the 2006 East Timor crisis. It was headed by Brigadier Bill Sowry, and commenced on 25 May 2006 under the command of Brigadier Michael Slater.

What was the East Timor peacekeeping mission?

The United Nations Mission of Support in East Timor (UNMISET) (May 2002 – May 2005), also a peacekeeping mission, was mandated to provide assistance to the newly independent East Timor until all operational responsibilities were fully devolved to the East Timor authorities, and to permit the new nation, now called …

When did Australian troops go to East Timor as peacekeepers?

1999
In East Timor, for the first time, Australia organized and led a multinational peacekeeping operation. Interfet, which landed in East Timor in September 1999, was highly successful in quelling militia violence against the East Timorese people.

Where is East Timor located to Australia?

East Timor, the youngest and one of the poorest countries in Asia, lies about 610 kilometres northwest of the Australian city of Darwin and Australia has played a prominent role in the young republic’s history.

How many Australian soldiers served in East Timor?

The force, called the International Stabilisation Force (ISF) in East Timor, has evolved over time and currently consists of about 460 personnel from the Australian (390 personnel) and New Zealand (70 personnel) Defence Forces.

Is Operation Okra still going?

The operation commenced on 31 August 2014, and its initial stated aim was to combat ISIL threats in Iraq….

How many Australian soldiers died in East Timor?

Deaths as a result of service with Australian units

Where is East Timor located on a map?

Asia
Timor-Leste/Continent

Where is Timor island located?

Timor is an island at the southern end of Maritime Southeast Asia, in the north of the Timor Sea. The island is divided between the sovereign states of East Timor on the eastern part and Indonesia on the western part. The Indonesian part, also known as West Timor, constitutes part of the province of East Nusa Tenggara.

Did any Australian soldiers died in East Timor?

Two Australian soldiers also died in East Timor in 2000—Lance Corporal Russell Eisenhuth through illness on 17 January and Corporal Stuart Jones after a weapon accidentally discharged on 10 August 2000.

Are there still Australian troops in Iraq?

Australia has about 350 troops in Iraq, most of whom are training Iraqi soldiers at Taji near Baghdad but there are a small number of special forces soldiers based at the airport.

When did Australia send troops to East Timor?

Australia’s involvement in East Timor, from 1999 to the end of 2012, was instrumental in that nation gaining independence. The International Force East Timor (Interfet), deployed from 1999 to 2000, remains Australia’s largest peacekeeping mission to date, and the largest overseas military deployment since the Vietnam War.

How long has Australia been involved in peacekeeping?

Peacekeeping has not only been the preserve of the Australian Defence Force. Since 1964, Australian police have served in Cyprus, an island wracked by conflict between its Greek and Turkish communities.

When is the official history of East Timor?

The project is expected to be completed by 2022. Read the team biographies. The Official History team welcomes input from veterans and families of veterans who have served in or supported the operations in East Timor, Iraq, and Afghanistan.

Why did Australia send peacekeepers to Cambodia and Somalia?

For a period in 1993, Australia had over 2,000 peacekeepers in the field, with large contingents in Cambodia and Somalia. In Cambodia, Australia had taken a leading diplomatic role in the search for a settlement to factional strife in a country still suffering the effects of the genocidal Pol Pot regime of the 1970s.