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On Friday, 7 January 2011, the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) and the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) carried out a combined live firing exercise. The exercise was conducted by the Field Artillery Battle Group…

Naqoura, Lebanon – Lebanese President Michel Sleiman today paid a visit to the headquarters of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) at Naqoura in southern Lebanon. President Sleiman expressed the appreciation…

14 December 2010 - UNIFIL took another step today towards implementation of the Joint DPKO-UNIFIL Technical Review recommendations with the withdrawal of Main Battle Tanks (Leclerc) from its Quick Reaction Force, to be…

15 November 2010 - UNIFIL helped mediate the rescue of an elderly Lebanese woman who was caught in barbed wire in a minefield along the Blue Line near Al-Boustan in southern Lebanon. On the evening of Saturday 13 November…

30 November 2010 - United Nations Special Coordinator for Lebanon Michael Williams and UNIFIL Force Commander Major-General Alberto Asarta Cuevas today met with Acting Director General Rafi Barak of the Israeli Ministry of…

Lebanese staff members of UNIFIL marked their country's independence with speeches, patriotic song and traditional dance during a ceremony at UNIFIL headquarters in Naqoura. Mission leadership led by Force Commander Major…

Naqoura, Lebanon – The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) today joined the global observance of the United Nations Day (24 October) in a ceremony at its headquarters in Naqoura in southern Lebanon. UNIFIL Force…

Naqoura, Lebanon - The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) today held a ceremony at its headquarters in Naqoura to mark the 29th International Day of Peace. Present at the ceremony were local authorities…

UNIFIL Force Commander Major-General Alberto Asarta Cuevas today chaired a tripartite meeting with senior officials from the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) and the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) at the UN Position at Ras Al Naqoura…

The UN Security Council, acting on the request of the Government of Lebanon, on 30 August 2010 unanimously decided to extend the present mandate of UNIFIL for a period of one year until 31 August 2011. The mandate of UNIFIL…

Naqoura, Lebanon – The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) and the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) today conducted a joint live fire exercise in southern Lebanon. The Field Artillery Group, part of UNIFIL's Quick…