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    • Groundhog called. Lets hope everyone stays safe ( reported from RTE)
      Last edited by trellheim; 1 September 2019, 20:13.
      "Are they trying to shoot down the other drone? "

      "No, they're trying to fly the tank"

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      • back to normal out of Groundhog

        "Are they trying to shoot down the other drone? "

        "No, they're trying to fly the tank"

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        • IRISH peacekeeping troops have spent several hours under protection in specially constructed bunkers after their area of operations in south Lebanon was struck by Israeli mortar fire.


          Irish peacekeeping troops in Lebanon under protection after their operations hit by Israeli mortar fire - Independent.ie
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          September 1 2019 6:12 PM

          IRISH peacekeeping troops have spent several hours under protection in specially constructed bunkers after their area of operations in south Lebanon was struck by Israeli mortar fire.

          The peacekeepers, members of the 114th infantry battalion, were caught up in a firefight between the Israeli army and the Iranian-backed Hezbollah faction this afternoon.

          Most of the 450-strong battalion went into “groundhog” – taking cover in the bunkers – as mortars and artillery shells fell close to their positions.

          But none of the troops was injured and the Defence Forces here said all personnel were safe.

          The Israeli army returned fire after one of its bases came under attack from Hezbollah militants using anti tank guided missiles.

          The Israelis said a military ambulance also came under attack but there were no casualties.

          Hezbollah later took responsibility for the attack and said it had targeted an armoured personnel. It claimed it had destroyed a military vehicle in northern Israel but this was denied by the Israelis.

          Tension has been rising in Lebanon over the past month and this has been fuelled by reports that Hezbollah were planning attacks in retaliation for Israeli attacks on Iranian assets, stretching from Iraq to Syria and including the Lebanese capital, Beirut, which was hit by a series of explosions last Sunday.

          The current Irish battalion has been in southern Lebanon since May and is due to end its six month rotation in November.

          The battalion is currently the biggest Irish deployment overseas on a peace mission.

          The Israelis were reported this afternoon to have launched bomb attacks on sites near the Lebanese border town of Maroun al-Ras and the surrounding area, with artillery cannons and attack helicopters firing about 100 shells and bombs.

          The Irish battalion comprises troops from 29 counties, with the biggest number (72) being contributed by the 28 infantry battalion, based at Finner Camp in Co Donegal, with others drawn from Dublin, Athlone and Dundalk barracks as well as Gormanston Camp in Co Meath.

          The battalion also includes ten soldiers from the armed forces in Malta.

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          'He died who loved to live,' they'll say,
          'Unselfishly so we might have today!'
          Like hell! He fought because he had to fight;
          He died that's all. It was his unlucky night.
          http://www.salamanderoasis.org/poems...nnis/luck.html

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          • Israel is saying that casualties claimed by Hezbollah from the hit vehicle are dummies.

            Fake news????

            Interesting that the Maltese are part of the Bn.

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            • Originally posted by DeV View Post
              Israel is saying that casualties claimed by Hezbollah from the hit vehicle are dummies.

              Fake news????

              Interesting that the Maltese are part of the Bn.
              Well... just a few days ago:

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              • Has there been any international reaction? I have not seen any press relating to condemnations on either side

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                • Originally posted by Fantasia View Post
                  Has there been any international reaction? I have not seen any press relating to condemnations on either side
                  Israel launching air strikes in Iraq over the last week or so got very little airtime/analysis - quite a change from 1991...

                  We live in surreal times.

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                  • On a general point, (obviously without breaking OPSEC), if U.N. troops spot an attack about to take place from one side or the other, what are their options?
                    'He died who loved to live,' they'll say,
                    'Unselfishly so we might have today!'
                    Like hell! He fought because he had to fight;
                    He died that's all. It was his unlucky night.
                    http://www.salamanderoasis.org/poems...nnis/luck.html

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                    • Honestly I can't see how anybody could answer that question Flamingo without breaking OPSEC as the answer would disclose SOP's.Sorry.
                      "Let us be clear about three facts. First, all battles and all wars are won in the end by the infantryman. Secondly, the infantryman always bears the brunt. His casualties are heavier, he suffers greater extremes of discomfort and fatigue than the other arms. Thirdly, the art of the infantryman is less stereotyped and far harder to acquire in modern war than that of any other arm." ------- Field Marshall Wavell, April 1945.

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                      • Originally posted by apod View Post
                        Honestly I can't see how anybody could answer that question Flamingo without breaking OPSEC as the answer would disclose SOP's.Sorry.
                        No worries
                        'He died who loved to live,' they'll say,
                        'Unselfishly so we might have today!'
                        Like hell! He fought because he had to fight;
                        He died that's all. It was his unlucky night.
                        http://www.salamanderoasis.org/poems...nnis/luck.html

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                        • Calls for increase in UNIFIL strength from Israel and the US

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                          • To keep weapons north of the Litani, as UNSCR 1701 requires, needs a far more robust mission than the UNIFIL mandate provides. The shit storm it would create if UNIFIL went heavy handed would cripple the mission in its current guise. Everything UNIFIL does is done with the permission of the locals. Hezbollah enjoys massive support in South Lebanon. Piss them off at your peril.

                            It really is a no win situation for UNIFIL

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                            • Originally posted by recoil View Post
                              https://www.algemeiner.com/2019/08/2...south-lebanon/

                              Israel and US seems to want Unifil to take a more active role against Hezbollah since Israels attacks on Lebanon over the last week. This seems to be an attack from last year, does anyone know where the soldiers are from.
                              I finally got that video to work. With the most softly softly SOP's and ROE's imaginable, that still seems a pretty sorry performance on the part of the UN troops.

                              I note the young boy in the red shirt, obviously brought along as a human shield and all ready to be filmed traumatised and in tears after the nasty soldiers did something. You can see one of the adults directing him where to stand.
                              'He died who loved to live,' they'll say,
                              'Unselfishly so we might have today!'
                              Like hell! He fought because he had to fight;
                              He died that's all. It was his unlucky night.
                              http://www.salamanderoasis.org/poems...nnis/luck.html

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                              • Originally posted by Fantasia View Post
                                To keep weapons north of the Litani, as UNSCR 1701 requires, needs a far more robust mission than the UNIFIL mandate provides. The shit storm it would create if UNIFIL went heavy handed would cripple the mission in its current guise. Everything UNIFIL does is done with the permission of the locals. Hezbollah enjoys massive support in South Lebanon. Piss them off at your peril.

                                It really is a no win situation for UNIFIL
                                Which does rather beg the question why are they there?
                                'He died who loved to live,' they'll say,
                                'Unselfishly so we might have today!'
                                Like hell! He fought because he had to fight;
                                He died that's all. It was his unlucky night.
                                http://www.salamanderoasis.org/poems...nnis/luck.html

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