Refugees from the remote Weathercoast of Guadalcanal, who trekked for a week to escape the terror of renegade warlord Harold Keke, wander in a squalid camp on the outskirts of Honiara in the Solomon Islands yesterday. Australia is expected to lead a 2,000-strong military and police force to restore law and order to the troubled South Pacific island state.
An Australian-led international force to bring order to strife-torn Solomon Islands would have authority to shoot to kill and enjoy immunity from prosecution, according to a law to go before the Pacific nation's parliament.
The force of 2,000 troops and as many as 400 police from Australia, New Zealand and several neighboring Pacific states is expected to arrive later this month following a plea for help from the Solomon Islands government.
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