Tag: UNIFIL
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Maltese officers leave Lebanon as UNIFIL mission comes to an end: EU wants to extend it
Armed Forces of Malta officers participating in the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) have travelled to Ireland ahead of their return to Malta as the mandate of the UN peacekeeping mission in southern Lebanon comes to an end in December this year. The Maltese officers had been serving as part of the Irish-led…
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Armed Forces of Malta announce that its troops in Lebanon are safe and unhramed
The Armed Forces of Malta has released a statement announcing that its members in Lebanon as port of the UNIFIL contingent are safe and unharmed. The statement has been issued after Israel has targeted UNIFIL troops in Lebanon. At least one UNIFIL officer from Indonesia has been killed by Israel during the course of Israel’s…
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Armed Forces of Malta release state that its members in Lebanon are unharmed following Israeli attacks
The Armed Forces of Malta issued a statement stating that its members in Lebanon in the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon are safe and unharmed following several Israeli attacks that targeted UNIFIL peacekeepers. An Israeli tank fired on a UNIFIL base injuring at least one peacekeeper on 6 March in al-Qawzah (Bint Jbeil district,…
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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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Irish MEP Barry Andrews condemns Israel’s attacks on the United Nations peacekeepers in Lebanon
Barry Andrews, a European Parliament Member from Renew Europe has condemned the attacks of the Israeli Defence Forces on the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon. The IDF has attacked UNIFIL troops multiple times. According to a leaked report from UNIFIL troops to the Financial Times, the IDF has injured up to 15 UN peacekeepers…
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The Israeli Defence Forces shell UNIFIL positions in Ramya, Lebanon and use chemical gas against peacekeepers
Yesterday, Israel has shelled UNIFIL’s position in Ramya Lebanon. Two UNIFIL peacekeepers were wounded after two Merkava tanks fired at the gate of the UNIFIL base and entered the base. The base is manned by troops from Ghana. After refusing to withdraw from the base, the Israeli platoons and withdrew and fired gas canisters into…
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Breaking: The Isreali Defence Forces fire at the positions of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon
The United Nations Interim Peace Keeping Force in Lebanon has issued a statement saying that the Israeli Defence Forces have fired at the UNIFIL positions in the south of Lebanon. They targeted a UNIFIL bunker at the UN1-31 outpost and also shelled the outpost UN1-32A. Two UN peacekeepers were injured due to the IDF’s shelling.…
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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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Maltese military officers suspect that the Israeli Defense Forces are deliberately harassing the UN Irish-Maltese contingent out of vengeance
Earlier this morning I was speaking to Maltese military officers about Camp Shamrock where 9 Maltese members of the Armed Forces of Malta are stationed with around 340 Irish soldiers as part of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon. This below is Camp Shamrock. Battles between the IDF and Hezbollah are ongoing next to…
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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…