Bosnia and Herzegovina Armed Forces setting up tents at Lipa migrant camp

(Patria) - In accordance with the decision of the Presidency of BiH, on Friday, January 1, 2020, the Armed Forces of Bosnia and Herzegovina began setting up military tents at the "Lipa" migrant camp, to accommodate homeless migrants.

Units from the Logistics Command and the 4th, 5th, and 6th Infantry Brigades of the BiH Armed Forces, from the locations of Livno, Sarajevo, Kiseljak, Zenica, Bijeljina, Orašje, Dubrave, Bihać, Mahovljani, and Banja Luka, with a total of 40 vehicles and more than 150 members, started their movement towards the Bihać area and the "Lipa" migrant camp, which was recently devastated by fire, at 5 AM this morning. Upon arrival at the destination, shortly before 2 PM, members of the BiH Armed Forces began setting up military tents for migrants, which they are expected to hand over for use by the International Organization for Migration (IOM) after assembly.

The request for setting up military tents was submitted by the Ministry of Security of BiH to the Ministry of Defense of BiH in the prescribed procedure on Thursday, December 31, 2020, which forwarded the request for approval to the Presidency of BiH, as the supreme commander. The Presidency of BiH approved this request, and the BiH Armed Forces proceeded to carry out the task.

The Armed Forces of BiH will thus help endangered migrants, as well as currently alleviate the migrant crisis in BiH. As always, when various competent levels of government in the country are unable to respond promptly to various crises and threats, the BiH Armed Forces prove ready to responsibly perform any task assigned to them by the Presidency of BiH, for the benefit of the citizens of the entire country, it was announced from the Mo BiH.