Description
Description: Operation Tamar (Rwanda 1995 – UNAMIR ASC 2) Deployment Patch.
Condition: Very Good
Comments: Operation Tamar (Rwanda 1995 – UNAMIR ASC 2) Deployment Patch.
In response to the human disaster of Rwanda, Australia quickly deployed a 302 strong force that had the role of the Medical Support Force (MSF) for the UN Force in Rwanda. Later known as AUSMED, the unit distinguished itself by providing medical aid to the UN Force and to the Rwandan people. A number of the MSF were at the Kibeho massacre of 22 April 1995, which a small Australian team witnessed the massacre of over 2,000 people by the RPF. Restricted by the UN Mandate and the Rules of Engagement, the Australian soldiers could only look on in horror as to what had unfolded in front of them. Under fire and often under the threat of the RPF, the Australians managed to set up a Casualty Evacuation station and conduct triage and treatment for the wounded Hutus.
