28 Aug 2013 - The Head of Mission and Force Commander of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), Major-General Paolo Serra, today chaired a regular tripartite meeting with senior officers from the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) and the Israel Defence Forces (IDF), on...
24 Aug 2013 - UNIFIL Head of Mission and Force Commander, Major General Paolo Serra, condemns in the strongest terms possible the criminal bombings at two mosques in the Northern city of Tripoli, targeting innocent civilians.We condemn the unacceptable cowardly acts of...
23 Aug 2013 - 22 August 2013 This afternoon, at approximately 16:40hrs, UNIFIL received reports of rockets launched from the general area of Tyre, within UNIFIL’s area of operations. The rockets were launched in the general direction of Israel. In close cooperation with the LAF, UNIFIL has...
16 Aug 2013 - Asked by the National News Agency (NNA) about his reaction to the bomb attack in the Rouweiss neighbourhood of Beirut yesterday, UNIFIL Head of Mission and Force Commander Major-General Paolo Serra condemned in the strongest terms “the criminal targeting of innocent civilians...
09 Aug 2013 - “I take very serious note of the reported incident near Labouneh during the night of 6-7 August. On receiving the report I immediately ordered a UNIFIL investigation into the incident.Even as UNIFIL investigators are working on the case, it is clear that the...
09 Aug 2013 - "On 6 August UNIFIL has been informed by the UNHQ Department of Peacekeeping Operations that the Turkish Government has decided to withdraw the Turkish Engineering Construction Company (TURKCOY) of UNIFIL by the first week of September 2013.
Turkey will maintain its presence in...