About 2,300 Army personnel are leaving for South Sudan to join the UN peace keeping mission in the war-torn African country.<br/><br/>Army Spokesperson Col Aman Anand said in New Delhi that to support the UN efforts in bringing peace and normalcy in a war torn country of South Sudan, Indian Army is contributing around 2,300 personnel. <br/><br/>He said, Army personnel, joining the UN mission, are from Infantry battalion of Garhwal Rifles regiment. <br/><br/>According to official figures, India is the largest cumulative troop contributor, having provided almost 2 lakh troops in nearly 50 of the 71 UN peacekeeping missions over the past six decades, including 13 of the current 16 missions.

About 2,300 Army personnel are leaving for South Sudan to join the UN peace keeping mission in the war-torn African country. <br/><br/>Army Spokesperson Col Aman Anand said in New Delhi today that to support the United Nations efforts in bringing peace and normalcy in a war torn country of South Sudan, Indian Army is contributing around 2,300 personnel. <br/><br/>He said the Army personnel, joining the UN mission, are from Infantry battalion of Garhwal Rifles regiment. <br/><br/>According to official figures, India is the largest cumulative troop contributor, having provided almost 200,000 troops in nearly 50 of the 71 UN peacekeeping missions over the past six decades, including 13 of the current 16 missions.<br/>'<br/>'''''<br/>