Kosovo troops prepare for first international peacekeeping mission in Kuwait - in pictures

Kosovo Security Force members will serve their six-month deployment under the command of the National Guard of Iowa

Members of the Kosovo Security Force take part in a ceremony at their barracks in Pristina, Kosovo, on March 9, before their first deployment on an international peacekeeping mission. AFP

Kosovo Security Force members will serve under the command of US forces the National Guard of Iowa, on the international peacekeeping mission, following a request by American forces. Reuters

Kosovo Security Force personnel will be based in Kuwait, under US Central Command. It is responsible for a geographic zone that includes the Middle East, part of South Asia and North-eastern Africa. AP

Members of the Kosovo Security Force in ceremonial uniform at a ceremony in Pristina, before their first deployment on an international peacekeeping mission. AFP

Kosovo Security Force on parade at a ceremony at their Pristina barracks, before departing on their first international peacekeeping mission. Top leaders and Western military attaches attended the ceremony. AFP

A Kosovo Security Force member gives instructions during the ceremony. AFP

Kosovo Security Force guards in ceremonial uniform wear face masks as a precaution against Covid-19. AP

Kosovo acting President Vjosa Osmani, accompanied by Kosovo Security Force commander Rrahman Rama, review Kosovo Security Force personnel during a peacekeeping mission deployment ceremony, in Pristina. AP

Kosovo Security Force personnel will be away for six months on their peacekeeping tour. AP

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