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United Nations Mission of Observers in Prevlaka

UN Mission of Observers in Prevlaka (UNMOP) (January 15, 1996 - December 15, 2002) was a United Nations peacekeeping mission that monitored the demilitarization of the disputed Prevlaka Peninsula by carrying out daily foot and vehicle patrols on both sides of the border between Croatia and the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. At the southernmost tip of Croatia, the Prevlaka Peninsula overlooks the entrance to Kotor Bay, home of the Yugoslav Navy.

Countries providing support for this mission included Finland, Argentina, Indonesia, Denmark, Portugal, Sweden, Norway, Ireland and the USA.

See also: http://www.un.org/Depts/dpko/missions/unmop/