The government of Japan is considering setting up a military team that would rescue its soldiers under the United Nations Mission in South Sudan.

There are 350 Japanese peacekeepers in the country, most of whom are engineers helping in the construction of the new bridge in Juba.

Japanese national daily newspaper, the Mainichi, reports that the “Rush and rescue” team would “come to the aid of UN personnel and other civilians in trouble as well as foreign troops in remote areas, and could involve the troops in combat”.

However, Japan plans to restrict the rush and rescue roles to instances where U.N. related personnel have called for help and the rescue team can respond more quickly than either local authorities or the nearest U.N. infantry unit.