Multinational Peacekeeping Force M'biruna

Multinational Peacekeeping Force M'biruna
Part of the M'biruna Civil War
Daoan Peacekeepers sort through an air drop.
Date 10 March 2006 - 30 December 2009 Location M'biruna Result Inconclusive Disarmament of major rebel groups Internal M'birunan borders stabilized Nkomo Accords Partially Implemented Continued ethnic tensions between M'birunans and Agysimbans
Factions
Host Nation M'biruna Agysimba MPNF Daobac Kaojiang Onekawa-Nukanoa Pulacan Kembesa	Rogue Rebels & Militias Rebel Group 1 Rebel Group 2 Rebel Group 3 Rebel Group 4
Commanders and leaders
Commander A Commander B Commander C	Commander A Commander B Commander C
Strength
Military - TBD Troops - TBD Troops Civilian - TBD Personnel XXX XXX - 800 Personnel a	TBD
Casualties and losses
TBD	TBD
Approximately XXX civilians killed

The Multinational Peacekeeping Force M'biruna, commonly abbreviated to as the MPFM and informally referred to as the M'birunan Peacekeepers, was a multinational peacekeeping taskforce organized and led by Daobac at the request of its ally Pulau Keramat as part of the peace process of the M'birunan Civil War. The MPFM was charged in ensuring that all belligerents of the conflict observed all relevant ceasefire agreements and to distribute humanitarian aid throughout M'biruna. Countries that participated and contributed personnel for the MPFM included Kaojiang, Onekawa-Nukanoa, Pulacan, XXX and XXX. The MPFM was comprised of both military and civilian personnel, each tasked with different responsibilities throughout their deployment. Participating nations were permitted to send solely military or civilian personnel, though greater emphasis was placed upon the recruitment of civilian aid workers. The first wave of MPNF personnel was first deployed on 10 March 2006 and reached a peak of XX,XXX personnel in 2008, until it finally ended on 30 December 2009 when its last personnel left M'biruna. The MPNF helped reduce violence throughout the M'biruna and prevented the civil war from being reignited by rogue military units, rebel groups and militias. In spite of its successes, the MPNF suffered many casualties as the result of attacks by rogue rebel elements and operational mismanagement among MPNF nations.

Mandate

The MPNF was charged with the following mandates:

1. Ensure that all belligerents observe the ceasefire agreement.
2. Protect civilians and non-combatants from harm.
3. Distribute humanitarian aid.
4. Assist in rebuilding basic public infrastructure.
5. Supervise the disarmament of militia groups.
6. Neutralize rogue military elements or militias that refuse to observe the ceasefire agreement.

Deployment

Disarmament Process

A ceremony that marks the end of the weapons collection phase of the disarmament process.

Among the many provisions of the 2008 Nkomo Accords was the disarmament of both government military forces & armed rebel groups throughout M'biruna. Military personnel from the MPFM taskforce was tasked with the overall management and execution of the disarmament program divided the program into four major phases:

• Phase 1: Identification of all factions included in the disarmament and demobilization provision of the Nkomo Accords.
• Phase 2: Weapons and armaments collection process.
• Phase 3: Storage of weapons and armaments.
• Phase 4: Destruction of weapons and armaments.

Phase 1 and 2 relied heavily upon the goodwill of commanders from both government & rebel forces to provide accurate information and cooperation in enforcing the disarmament order to their soldiers. Phase 1 began from the moment the Nkomo Accords began to be drafted in 2006 and took more than a year to finalize the list of factions. An in depth verification process involving both government, rebel elements, as well as MPFM military personnel and the Nkomo Accords committee, was required to ensure the validity and accuracy of the number and type of weapons and armaments to be destroyed. Aside from weapons, the name of individual soldiers and the type of weapon they possessed were also noted down for proper identification purposes. From January to March 2007, the MPFM printed more than XXX plastic identification cards that were given to government and rebel commanders to be distributed to their forces. More than XX government military units and XX rebel forces were included in the final approved version of the accords. For Phase 2 the MPFM established various collection zones in M'biruna, typically in major cities with major MPFM presence, where government and rebel troops would enter and deposit their weapons and other armaments. The MPFM created a disarmament schedule to manage traffic to and from the collection zones and to prevent troops from opposing forces to meet in order to reduce potential frictions that may arise. For security reasons, this schedule was not shared to other factions other than the MPFM, however factions that were required to disarm were provided a 24 hour notice period which by then they must arrive at a designated collection zone. Government and rebel forces would organize convoys that carried both soldiers and drove vehicles that were to be handed over to the MPFM. Upon arrival at the collection zones, a soldier would show their pre-issued ID cards, have it verified and surrender their weapon and other armaments. The entire collection process took X months to complete. Weapons and arms collected were stored in secure locations in MPFM bases where they were kept until the time came to destroy them. All weapons and armaments were destroyed before the end of the MPFM mission.