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LAF and UNIFIL conduct live firing exercise

Thursday, 08 September 2011 - The Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) and the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) today carried out a joint exercise combining artillery and machine gun live fire in an area one kilometre south of UNIFIL Headquarters in Naqoura, southern Leban

08 Sep 2011

Force Commander briefs Lebanese officials on UNIFIL mandate extension

Beirut, 6 September 2011 - UNIFIL Head of Mission and Force Commander Major-General Alberto Asarta Cuevas this morning called on Prime Minister Najib Mikati and later in the day Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri to brief them on the extension of UNIFIL's mandate for another year.

06 Sep 2011

UNIFIL pays tribute to UN staff killed or injured in Nigeria bombing, 01 September 2011

Naqoura, Lebanon - The UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) today paid tribute to the UN staff members who were killed and those injured in the bombing of UN offices in Nigeria.

01 Sep 2011

UN Security Council extends UNIFIL’s mandate, 31 August 2011

The United Nations Security Council, on the request of the Government of Lebanon, yesterday unanimously adopted resolution 2004 (2011) extending without amendment the mandate of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) for a period of one year until 31 August 2012.

01 Sep 2011

Parties reaffirm willingness to work with UNIFIL to maintain cessation of hostilities

(UNIFIL Press Statement on Tripartite Meeting, 18 August 2011)

19 Aug 2011

Brief exchange of fire along Blue Line; UNIFIL urges restraint

(Statement by UNIFL Spokesperson Neeraj Singh on the brief exchange of fire along the Blue Line, 01 August 2011)

01 Aug 2011

Six UNIFIL peacekeepers injured in explosion that targeted logistics convoy in Saida

(Updated statement by UNIFIL Spokesperson Neeraj Singh on the explosive attack against UNIFIL convoy in Saida, 27 July 2011)Last evening (26 July) at around 6 p.m.

27 Jul 2011