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  • The Lebanese version of the incident.
    Lebanese Army Says Naqoura Shooting an 'Individual Act by One of the Soldiers'
    إقرأ هذا الخبر بالعربية
    by Naharnet Newsdesk 7 hours ago

    The Lebanese army on Monday described the deadly shooting on the border with Israel as "an individual act by one of the soldiers," noting that it will address the repercussions of the incident in coordination with the U.N. peacekeeping force.
    “To clarify the shooting incident that happened overnight in the Ras al-Naqoura border area, the Army Command notes that what happened resulted from an individual act by one of the soldiers,” the army said in a statement.
    “A military panel investigated the incident,” the statement added, noting that the army is “coordinating with the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) to address the incident's repercussions.”
    “The Command again reiterates the army's full commitment to the stipulations of (U.N.) Security Council Resolution 1701, especially in terms of preserving the stability of the border area in cooperation and coordination with U.N. troops,” the army said.
    Earlier on Monday, Lebanese and Israeli army officers met with U.N. peacekeepers after Israel accused Lebanese troops of gunning down one of its soldiers as he drove near the frontier.
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    The Lebanese army on Monday described the deadly shooting on the border with Israel as "an individual act by one of the soldiers," noting that it will address the repercussions of the incident in coordination with the U.N. peacekeeping...

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    • Originally posted by battletour View Post
      idf soldier killed in lebanese border shooting identified as st.-sgt. Maj. Shlomi cohen
      by yaakov lappin
      last updated: 12/16/2013 09:57
      israel suspects lebanese soldier acting alone opened fire; idf will have to examine how cohen was permitted to drive alone at night near the frontier, former senior idf official says.
      An idf soldier has been killed by cross-border gunfire from lebanon while driving in an army vehicle on sunday night. He has been named as 31-year-old st.-sgt. Maj. Shlomi cohen, from afula.
      Cohen, a noncom from the israel navy, was carrying out an official mission near an idf border post in the rosh hanikra region, and was driving some 50 meters away from the border, when six to seven shots struck him and the jeep, critically injuring him.paramedics rushed cohen to the nahariya hospital for the western galillee, but he succumbed to his injuries soon afterwards.
      After the shooting, idf soldiers spotted suspicious figures on the lebanese side of the border, and opened fire at them. An idf source said it was not immediately clear if there were casualties on the lebanese side of the border as a result.
      An initial idf assessment, based on data from lookout positions on the border, found that cohen was hit by shots fired by a soldier from the lebanese armed forces, who apparently acted alone.
      "we are sending messages to the united nations interim force in lebanon (unifil) regarding the severity of this incident. There is no indication that an infiltration into our territory occurred," the army source said on sunday night. "the idf is prepared in the north," he warned.
      The shooting occurred at around 9 p.m. On sunday.
      The idf said in a statement that it is investigating the shooting, adding that it reserved the right to respond at a time and place it sees fit.
      The source added that several details, such as the identity of the lebanese soldier, remain currently unknown.
      Lebanese sources said they had lost contact with the lebanese soldier after the shooting.
      Unifil spokesman andrea tenenti said. Said, "we are now trying to determine the facts of what happened and the situation is ongoing.
      Unifil's force commander is in contact with counterparts in the lebanese and israeli army, urging restraint."
      un secretary-general ban ki-moon said on monday that both the israel defense forces and the lebanese military were cooperating with the investigation, though he urged both sides to maintain calm.
      Cohen will be laid to rest at the haifa military cemetery on monday evening.
      Maj.-gen. (res.) israel ziv, former head of the operations branch in the idf, told army radio on monday morning that the idf will have to examine how cohen was permitted to drive alone at night near the frontier.
      "the chances of hezbollah [being responsible] are very low. This does not fit in with their pattern, it's not in their interest, and it didn't occur in an area they are active in," ziv said.
      "what was the motivation of the [lebanese] soldier? All options could be true. The lebanese army also does not have an interest in this happening," ziv added. He added that the lebanese armed forces, which has limited capabilities but strong discipline and internal order, will investigate the shooting.
      Yaakov biton, a relative of cohen, described him as a "modest, quiet guy, very dedicated to his wife and daughter." weeping quietly while speaking to army radio, biton said cohen leaves behind his wife, ma'ayan and a daughter who will turn one next month.
      The young family had bought an apartment and planned to move soon. "all of these plans are gone now," biton said

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      RGJ

      ...Once a Rifleman - Always a Rifleman... Celer et Audax

      The Rifles

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      • "Some footage of Christmas day with the Irish Soldiers in Lebanon"

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        • A joint Irish, Belgian, Finnish and Luxembourgish Honour Guard for the Belgian Prime Minister on Saturday at Camp Shamrock.

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          • Luxembourger.


            Catch-22 says they have a right to do anything we can't stop them from doing.

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            • Originally posted by Goldie fish View Post
              Luxembourger.
              Goes well with relish, onions and a few chips..

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              • I thought our old arms drill was bad...now I know the Luxembourg Army have a worse one!
                Everyone who's ever loved you was wrong.

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                • A good article from the journalist who was abducted along with Derek Smallhorne and Thomas Barrett.

                  Between Beirut and a Hard Place
                  Thirty-four years ago, on April 18, 1980, I was with a United Nations Peacekeeping patrol that was abducted in south Lebanon. The kidnappers released me after a couple hours, but they tortured and killed two Irish UN peacekeepers who had accompanied me...

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                  • Irish-Finn Batt post 6-50 on the left of the picture almost right on the Blue Line with an Israeli military post only a few meters away.

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                    • Another updated UNIFIL map has been published. The Irish-Finn AO has changed, sadly Tibnin and the surrounding area has gone to Mal Batt.

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                      • Any idea as to the reasons for the change?

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                        • Originally posted by Schmigs View Post
                          Any idea as to the reasons for the change?
                          AO boundaries change regularly and contingents move and change too. From going back to Lebanon in June 2011 until September 2012 the Irish camp was 6-5 near Tibnin, they then moved to 2-45 near At Tiri after the French moved out. With the move it was inevitable that the boundaries will change. Tibnin is a nice place, its long been a second home to Irish troops and the memorial to the Irish dead is there however its still only a twenty minute drive from the current camp.

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                          • BEIRUT: Two peacekeepers with the U.N. Interim Force in Lebanon died Sunday in a road accident south Lebanon, the National News Agency said.
                            The casualties were identified as a Spanish and Salvatorian soldiers.
                            Three others were injured after their military vehicle overturned near the Wazzani area.
                            Read more: http://dailystar.com.lb/News/Lebanon...#ixzz2uBr57GUc
                            (The Daily Star :: Lebanon News :: http://www.dailystar.com.lb)

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                            • Rip
                              RGJ

                              ...Once a Rifleman - Always a Rifleman... Celer et Audax

                              The Rifles

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                              • UNIFIL Mission Profile

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