The Local Sweden https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Sweden in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Swedish soldiers released in Chad The two Swedish and two Finnish soldiers arrested by local police in Chad on Thursday have been released and have returned to their base in capital, N'Djamena. https://www.thelocal.se/20080510/11666 Sat, 10 May 2008 11:06:00 +0200 11666 Sweden recalls torture case officer from Chad The high-ranking Swedish officer who was criticized for not acting to stop French soldiers from torturing a Congolese man during an EU-led peacekeeping mission in the Congo in 2003 has been recalled from his current assignment in Chad. https://www.thelocal.se/20080411/11058 Fri, 11 Apr 2008 18:29:00 +0200 11058 Torture case officer heading Chad force The high-ranking Swedish officer who was criticized for not acting to stop French soldiers from torturing a Congolese man during an EU-led peacekeeping mission in the Congo in 2003 is now leading the Swedish force currently deployed in Chad. https://www.thelocal.se/20080411/11048 Fri, 11 Apr 2008 13:09:00 +0200 11048 Sweden counts cost of Chad extension The cost for extending Sweden’s mission in Chad by three months comes to 46 million kronor ($7.5 million), Sweden’s Defence Minister Sten Tolgfors said today. https://www.thelocal.se/20080305/10286 Wed, 05 Mar 2008 18:14:00 +0100 10286 Swedish parliament approves Chad force Sweden's parliament on Wednesday voted to send some 200 troops to Chad and the Central African Republic as part of a humanitarian EU mission to protect refugees from neighbouring Darfur. https://www.thelocal.se/20071121/9169 Wed, 21 Nov 2007 23:34:00 +0100 9169 Sweden could send troops to Chad Sweden is planning to send 200 troops to Chad to protect refugees from Darfur, defence minister Sten Tolgfors has said. https://www.thelocal.se/20070927/8619 Thu, 27 Sep 2007 10:41:00 +0200 8619