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Troops deployed to Cape Town played peacekeeping role in DRC, Sudan

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SANDF spokesperson Brig-Gen Mafi Mgobozi said on Monday that the troops were already in Cape Town.

Soldiers supporting the police in Lavender Hill on the Cape Flats in August 2011. Now soldiers with peacekeeping experience in the Sudan and DRC have been deployed. File photo.SA National Defence Force troops who have arrived in Cape Town on Monday, have done peace-keeping in countries including Sudan and the Democratic Republic of Congo.

The army troops were sent to support police in a crackdown on gang violence and criminals in parts of Cape Town.The troops, comprised of soldiers from different parts of the country, were undergoingTheir deployment is expected to help police curb gang violence and killings, particularly on the Cape Flats. The troops were reportedly from 8 South African Infantry Battalion.

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