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Shama (Lebanon), 15 November 2024 – This afternoon, a 155mm live artillery shell hit UNP 2-3, UNIFIL West Sector headquarters in Shama. The shell did not detonate and Italian bomb disposal experts swiftly secured the area, removed the ordnance, and Read More …
Engineer forces of Vietnam and India have coordinated together to practice clearing mines and explosives, ensuring safety for United Nations peacekeeping forces. This is the main content of the exercise situation that the engineering forces of Vietnam and India have Read More …
Somalia’s president wrapped up official visits to Uganda and Burundi as part of efforts to deepen security ties with the two nations, which have been among the main contributors of African Union peacekeeping forces to his country. Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, Read More …
A German Navy warship participating in the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) has downed a drone off Lebanon’s coast, a military spokesman told dpa on Thursday. The Ludwigshafen am Rhein corvette repelled an approaching drone at around 7 Read More …
UNIFIL’s French peacekeepers hosted members of the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) in their main base in the south Lebanese village of Dayr Kifa for joint training last week. The three-day activity saw 10 Lebanese soldiers learn skills together with their Read More …
Irish soldiers are preparing for the likelihood of deployment in 2025 as part of an EU battlegroup amid increased political instability around the world. The Irish Government approved the participation by the Defence Forces in a German-led EU battlegroup this Read More …
Recently, French Colonel Peyrecave, J3 Chief of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), inspected the 22nd Chinese Peacekeeping Troops to UNIFIL and expressed his appreciation for China’s outstanding contribution to UNIFIL. Upon arriving at the camp, Peyrecave and Read More …
This morning General Sem Sovanny, First Vice President of the National Committee and the Director General of the National Peacekeeping Centre, welcomed Mr Karube Masakazu, the newly appointed President of JMAS Cambodia, for a courtesy call and discussion at the Read More …
In his latest Unficyp report on Cyprus, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday expressed his strong concerns over the ‘significant’ militarisation of the buffer zone which undermine Unficyp’s peacekeeping efforts. Guterres highlighted a record number of violations in the buffer Read More …
A contingent of Kenyan police is set to depart for a controversial mission in Haiti to combat the influence of powerful criminal gangs that have brought turmoil and violence to the Caribbean nation. Kenyan President William Ruto held a ceremony Read More …