UNIFIL and LAF conduct live firing exercise
The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) and the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) today carried out a joint exercise combining armoured assets, machine gun and small arms live fire in an area one kilometre south of the UNIFIL Headquarters in Naqoura, southern Lebanon. The exercise, named…
UNIFIL’s eastern command conducts joint marksmanship training with LAF
A weeklong marksmanship training organized by UNIFIL’s Sector East Headquarters with the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF), at its headquarter in Marjayoun, concluded today. This is in continuation of various joint trainings that are regularly conducted between the two forces. The training was attended by…
UNIFIL honours Spanish peacekeeper fallen in action in 2015
UNIFIL Spanish contingent today hold a memorial ceremony in honour of 1st Corporal Francisco Javier Soria Toledo, a UNIFIL peacekeeper who lost his life in the line of duty in southern Lebanon, on 28 January 2015. The ceremony was attended by UNIFIL Sector East Commander, Brigadier-General Aroldo…
Water pump project, funded by UNIFIL’s SPANBATT, inaugurated
UNIFIL’s Spanish Battalion (SPANBATT) Commander Lieutenant Colonel Rafael Salas, inaugurated a SPANBATT-funded water pump project in Dibbine, south-eastern Lebanon, today. UNIFIL’s Spanish Battalion provided US$ 19,000 for the project, which includes a 30 HP water pump, along with distribution…
Joint police training at UNIFIL base
UNIFIL’s eastern command organized a joint police training at its headquarters in Marjayoun. Twenty-nine participants from Lebanese Internal Security Forces (ISF) and UNIFIL Sector East Military Provost Units from Indonesia and Spain attended the joint training during the last five days. The main…
Major-General Beary chairs regular tripartite meeting with LAF and IDF officials
The Head of Mission and Force Commander of UNIFIL, Major General Michael Beary, today chaired a regular tripartite meeting with senior officials from the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) and the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) at the UN position at Ras Al Naqoura. Discussions focused on issues related to the…
Despite the icy weather UNIFIL foot and vehicle patrols continue
The crunch of snow under foot is a distinct sound. The team of UNIFIL Indian peacekeepers hike their way through the rugged terrain on a patrol near Shab’a. The recent cold snap has left blankets of deep snow, so the patrol had to park their vehicles at a lower position and proceed to the UN…
Top Lebanese Civil Defense officials discuss enhanced cooperation with UNIFIL
A Lebanese Civil Defense (LCD) delegation led by its General Director, Brigadier General Raymond Khattar, visited UNIFIL Headquarters in Naqoura on 13 February to discuss areas of further cooperation between LCD and UNIFIL on emergency response and preparedness in south Lebanon. During the LCD…
UNIFIL trains elected women municipal members on public affairs
A UNIFIL-supported training that sought to empower elected women officials in municipalities in the UN Mission’s area of operation in south Lebanon concluded last week. About a dozen women representatives from UNIFIL’s area of operation in south-western Lebanon received the training, which started…
New Brazilian Rear Admiral at the helm of UNIFIL MTF
Rear Admiral Sergio Fernando de Amaral Chaves Jr. of Brazil assumed that command of UNIFIL’s Maritime Task Force (MTF) from his predecessor, Rear Admiral Claudio Henrique Mello de Almeida, amidst a handover ceremony organized at the Beirut Port today. Addressing the ceremony, UNIFIL Head of Mission…
Device installed by Israeli Army south of BL removed
UNIFIL spokesperson Andrea Tenenti touched on Wednesday on the situation in the area around the southern town of Meis al-Jabal and what UNIFIL is doing in relation to the surveillance camera installed by the Israeli Army in a disputed area east of the town. In response to a question by the National…
Irish and Finnish peacekeepers restore playground for children
UNIFIL peacekeepers from Ireland and Finland today restored an existing playground in the village of Ein Ibl in south-western Lebanon, that was is in very poor conditions of maintenance. The peacekeepers undertook the task of restoring the playground by recognizing the need to give children living…