You see the markings on vehicles of all nations in the former Yugoslavia. What do they mean, and what is the difference?

From www.nato.int:

"The United Nations Security Council is invited to adopt a resolution by which it will authorize Member States or regional organizations and arrangements to establish a multinational military Implementation Force (hereinafter "IFOR")."

Implementation refers to implementing the Dayton peace agreement.

"The Kosovo Force (KFOR) is a NATO-led international force responsible for establishing and maintaining security in Kosovo.

This peace-enforcement force entered Kosovo on 12 June 1999 under a United Nations mandate, two days after the adoption of UN Security Council Resolution 1244."

"The Stabilisation Force (SFOR) will deter hostilities and stabilise the peace, contribute to a secure environment by providing a continued military presence in the Area Of Responsibility (AOR), target and coordinate SFOR support to key areas including primary civil implementation organisations, and progress towards a lasting consolidation of peace, without further need for NATO-led forces in Bosnia and Herzegovina."

Paul

Thanks for the info, Paul. I had been wondering the same thing myself.

Me too. I figured the "for" was for force but couldn't think what the I or K was for. Thanks for the info.

If you go to Nato's website www.nato.org they have links to each FOR including SFOR which you didn't mention also UNPROFOR.

I also currently have a campaignproposed (S.I.K. FOR ya) that would allow you to build your favorite FOR.

And SFOR was recently replaced by EUFOR

Cheers,
Tvrtko

In a related topic, while in Afghanistan we fell under Joint Unified Group of Forces Under Command Kabul.

heh heh heh