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Originally posted by na grohmiti View Post
there have been a number of incidents over the last month of so
It’s a complex situation in Lebanon with various internal (and external) crisis effecting it directly….. refugees, Hezbollah (military & civilian), economy, food, Syria, Israel, Iran, political instability, their own military….. I could keep going
UNIFIL exists to basically prevent conflict between Lebanon and Israel. Part of that is supporting the LAF in ensuring that South Lebanon is free from used to be called “Armed Elements” (not sure what they are called now).
17 years after the new mandate, the LAF (and UN) still aren’t able to do so. However, if UNIFIL was withdrawn it would probably be worse.
If UNIFIL withdrew, you could have renewed fighting involving Israel.
Cyprus is a different situation with a very different history.
my 2 cents:
The whole island of Cyprus is in the EU and it is an independent state (but the State isn’t recognised by the Northern part of the island and EU law doesn’t apply there).
Cyprus and Greece are in the EU, while Turkey is in the EU Customs Union. Greece and Turkey are NATO allies. The EU really should be doing more.
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