Army Behind the New Frontlines Series 1 3of3 Keeping the Peace in South Sudan
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Army: Behind the New Frontlines
Filmed over 18 months, this series goes into the heart of the British Army. Through the eyes of the rank and file and the leaders, it shows the challenges of fighting wars when we are not at war. The British army in 2017 is in uncharted territory. They have not been at war for three years. After controversial campaigns in Iraq and Afghanistan, there is political and public opposition to military intervention overseas. The army’s budgets are under pressure and they have the smallest troop numbers since the days of Cromwell.
Part 3: Keeping the Peace in South Sudan
In this episode, the British Army is deployed on a UN peacekeeping operation to protect thousands escaping South Sudan’s civil war. In a country where government troops can be lawless and corrupt, can the British Army help build peace and stop genocide? South Sudan is the world’s newest country. It gained independence from Sudan in 2011 but quickly descended into civil war.
Filmed over 18 months, this series goes into the heart of the British Army. Through the eyes of the rank and file and the leaders, it shows the challenges of fighting wars when we are not at war. The British army in 2017 is in uncharted territory. They have not been at war for three years. After controversial campaigns in Iraq and Afghanistan, there is political and public opposition to military intervention overseas. The army’s budgets are under pressure and they have the smallest troop numbers since the days of Cromwell.
Part 3: Keeping the Peace in South Sudan
In this episode, the British Army is deployed on a UN peacekeeping operation to protect thousands escaping South Sudan’s civil war. In a country where government troops can be lawless and corrupt, can the British Army help build peace and stop genocide? South Sudan is the world’s newest country. It gained independence from Sudan in 2011 but quickly descended into civil war.