Swisscoy stays in Kosovo
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View over Prizren and the Kfor troops' Camp Airfield. -
Swiss military staff in the Swiss Chalet at Camp Casablanca. -
Explosives expert Peter Jenni jogs around the base in his spare time. -
Peter Jenni in the Swiss Chalet in Camp Casablanca and on duty as an explosives expert. -
Jenni's trained for four years in EOD (Explosive Ordonance Disposal). -
Swisscoy on patrol between Prizren and Pristina. -
The Sinan Pasha Mosque in Prizren's old town; place setting in the Swiss Chalet in the Camp Casablanca. Tom Wüthrich -
Peter Jenni hangs up a towel making a reference to the film Apocalypse Now. -
Most locals are happy about the presence of the 220 Swiss military personnel in Suva Reka. Tom Wüthrich -
Evening on the square in front of Sinan Pasha Mosque in Prizren's old town. Tom Wüthrich -
Hoeing a field between Suva Reka and Orahovac. Tom Wüthrich -
A 20mm cartridge case with Cyrillic writing, found near the road over the Dulje Pass. Tom Wüthrich -
The EOD team's daily work: finding and defusing unexploded bombs and mines. Tom Wüthrich -
Peter Jenni looks out of his Portakabin in Casablanca; the Swisscoy vehicle fleet. Tom Wüthrich -
Children play with water pistols next to the Krusha e Madhe cemetery. Tom Wüthrich -
Philipp Hitz drives past a poster advertisting the presence of Kfor in Gjakovë/Ðakovica. Tom Wüthrich
In 2011 parliament extended Swisscoy's mandate until the end of 2014.
This content was published on February 17, 2012 - 09:54
Swisscoy has been part of the multinational Kfor troops in Kosovo since 1999. The main work of the Swisscoy mission is transport, water treatment and mineclearing. (Pictures: Tomas Wüthrich)
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