Tag: camp shamrock
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Maltese Armed Forces Contingent with UNIFIL Returns Home from Lebanon
The Armed Forces of Malta (AFM) contingent with the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) returned home today as their deployment term came to an end. AFM personnel have the opportunity to voluntarily apply for deployment with UN peacekeeping forces in Lebanon, an initiative coordinated with their Irish partners since 2007. The AFM contingents…
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The IDF units in front of UN 6-52 have been removed
Local military sources have informed us earlier on this night that the Israeli Defence Forces units posted in front of UN 6-52, the UN outpost where Maltese soldiers were stationed, have been removed as the area has been cleared of Hezbollah units. Earlier this week, the IDF surrounded Camp Shamrock and the small outpost at…
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Latest photos from Camp Shamrock
These are some of the latest photos taken by Irish forces stationed in Camp Shamrock as part of the United Nations Interim force in Lebanon. The Camp and its officers are currently being harassed by the IDF as fighting is ongoing in the area between the IDF and Hezbollah: both sides registered casualties. A small…
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Watch rockets and bombs fall metres away from Camp Shamrock
Rockets and missiles landing next to the Camp Shamrock have been recorded by Irish troops stationed there as part of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon. The Israeli Defence is in the area of Maroun al-Ras fighting for its control against Hezbollah. A small contingent of Maltese troops is also present at the Camp.…
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United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon still operating despite clashes next to Camp Shamrock
The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon is still operating despite clashes next to Camp Shamrock and a request by Israel to the United Nations to evacuate the camp. The IDF is now at Maroun al-Ras trying to take control the territory around Camp Shamrock from Hezbollah. The UN peacekeepers are continuing their work by…
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The IDF shells a Hezbollah hospital a few kilometres away from Camp Shamrock
The Israeli Defence Force has targeted what they claim to have been a Hezbollah Headquarters at the mosque compound of Hezbollah’s hospital called Martyr Salah Ghandour Hospital in Bint Jbeil, just a few kilometres away from Camp Shamrock. Casualties among the medical personnel were also reported. In a separate incident, the IDF also targeted the…
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United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon to keep operating despite request by Israel to withdraw
The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon at Camp Shamrock is to remain operating in the area south of Lebanon despite an official request by the Israeli government to the United Nations to dismantle the camp. The request was refused by Ireland which is leading the operation with us much as 330 troops at Camp…
