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United Nations Yemen Observation Mission (UNYOM)

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A characteristic aspect of peace operations: the confrontation with ‘alien’ cultures in foreign places, as seen here during the UNYOM mission in Jemen in the 1960s.
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The UNYOM camp at Uqd hill, early 1964.
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UNYOM observer Captain D. Groot (marine corps) visits the headquarters of the banished Prince Al-Badr near Amara in the mountainous region between Jemen and Saudi Arabia, 1963-1964.
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