Unifil(3)

[Craghopper]

No, we left on Friday evening.

Lucky you..

[Mick O'Toole]

Jesus, it was destroyed:

http://www.naharnet.com/stories/en/11272-three-french-unifil-troops-hurt-in-sidon-blast

[Mick O'Toole]

DF have confirmed no Irish injured in bomb.

[Craghopper]

DF have confirmed no Irish injured in bomb.

But haven't released the nationality..

[Goldie fish]

Statement - Tuesday 26 July 2011, 5.15pm



Road Side Bomb - Lebanon



It has been reported that a roadside bomb has targeted a UNIFIL vehicle in Sidon, Lebanon approx 50 km North of the HQ of the Irish unit based in Tibnin, South Lebanon.



No Irish personnel were involved in the incident, all Irish personnel are safe.



End

[Mick O'Toole]

No, I think they tend to just say UNIFIL forces as a matter of course.. I know the same thing happened a few weeks ago when UNIFIL solders were attacked/stoned by people near Sidon. They turned out to be Belgian.

[Rhodes]

Jesus, it was destroyed:

http://www.naharnet.com/stories/en/1...in-sidon-blast

I think that's an old picture of the last attack on the Italians.

[Mick O'Toole]

I think you are right.

[DeV]

It looks like one of their IVECO patrol jeep/trucks alright

[Mick O'Toole]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EaR-0PtlSlQ&feature=share

[terrier]

Al Jaz reported that it was a French patrol that was attacked.

[B Inman]

BEIRUT: Five members of the French contingent of the United Nations Interim Forces in Lebanon (UNIFIL) were wounded Tuesday after a roadside bomb targeted their convoy in Sidon.
“According to preliminary reports, at around 6 p.m. today, an explosion targeted a UNIFIL convoy along the highway to Sidon,” UNIFIL spokesperson Neeraj Singh to The Daily Star, adding that five of the peacekeepers had been wounded in the incident while the rest were transported to hospital for treatment.

Read more: http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Pol...#ixzz1TFA4sDXv
(The Daily Star :: Lebanon News :: http://www.dailystar.com.lb)



The damage to the VAB APC in the photos looks severe. It blew off the HMG mounting the gunner is lucky to be alive. There are more photos on the Daily Star site.

[Mad P]

Thank god no-one killed..

From the look if it very lucky lads over there.

[Rhodes]

Israeli troops, Lebanese Army trade fire

From Lebanon's The Daily Star.

WAZZANI, Lebanon: Israeli troops traded fire with the Lebanese Army Monday after crossing the Blue Line into south Lebanon, a military source told The Daily Star. No casualties were reported.

A security source in south Lebanon said a seven-man unit belonging to the Israeli Army crossed the Blue Line after day break Monday, a few meters into Lebanon’s Wazzani River area, prompting the Lebanese Army to open fire.

During their retreat, Israeli troops fired at a Lebanese Army outpost but no casualties were reported, the security source told The Daily Star.

The U.N. Interim force in Lebanon confirmed that shots had been exchanged around 7 a.m., but not whether Israeli troops had crossed the Blue Line.

“UNIFIL peacekeepers immediately responded to the location in order to contain the situation and prevent any escalation. The firing has since ceased and the situation in the area is quiet,” a statement from spokesperson Neeraj Singh said.

The news comes ahead of celebrations to commemorate Lebanon’s Army Day.

UNIFIL dispatched about 15 patrols to the Wazzani River, and the Lebanese Army also sent reinforcements.

Senior officers from both the Lebanese Army and UNIFIL were examining the scene of the Israeli violation of the Blue Line.

A team from the U.N. truce supervision organization also arrived at the site.

Officials in Israel said Israeli and Lebanese troops exchanged fire on the countries' border.

The Israeli military said Lebanese army soldiers on Monday fired on Israeli troops operating in Israeli territory, provoking the Israeli soldiers to return fire.

Israeli military officials say Israel wants "to contain the situation and maintain the calm at the border."

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, speaking before the parliament's defence and foreign affairs committee, repeated that message, saying Israel "does not want an escalation on the Lebanese border," an official told AFP.

Speaking before the closed session, which the official described on condition of anonymity, Netanyahu defended the decision of Israeli troops to fire back.

"When fire is directed at our soldiers, it is normal that they respond," the official quoted the premier as saying. – With agencies.


Read more: http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Loc...#ixzz1TmTjuzJK
(The Daily Star :: Lebanon News :: http://www.dailystar.com.lb)

[Rhodes]

A few pictures of 104 Battalion in Lebanon.