McEntee was to travel to the country to meet Irish peacekeepers stationed in the region as part of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon ...

   A Defence Forces spokesperson said the 127 Infantry Battalion came under fire while conducting a patrol.

   The UN says the almost 50-year mission will come to an end in 2027, as 300 Irish peacekeepers still stationed in south Lebanon.

   In 1995, a United Nations mission to restore peace in Somalia ended in disaster

   The UN peacekeeping force in Lebanon has demanded an immediate investigation after one of the vehicles was set on fire.

   Unifil said two rockets that struck its Shama base were likely launched by Hezbollah or affiliated groups .

   Two Unifil bases were hit by rocket fire and a patrol was shot at, the UN force says, condemning the incidents.

   The Taoiseach (Irish PM) Simon Harris said he had been briefed and is receiving regular updates .

   And why is Israel attacking UN peacekeepers in Lebanon?

   Relations reach a new low with two sides at loggerheads amid the conflict in Lebanon.

   It comes as PM Netanyahu demands the peacekeeping force leave the area.

   Israel has acknowledged that shots fired by its military injured two UN troops in southern Lebanon on Friday.

   Residents who fled from the border can only watch as their homes are turned into craters.

   It comes as tensions along the unofficial border between Israel and Lebanon intensified in recent days.

   With some 310 peacekeepers killed, Mali was the UN’s second deadliest mission worldwide.

   As one of the region’s most dangerous borders hots up, peacekeepers have an ever more perilous job.

   Interpreters for German soldiers say they will be the target of jihadists after the UN soon leaves.

   As it pushes out 12,000 UN peacekeepers, Mali will be relying ever more heavily on Russian mercenaries.

   Mali’s military rulers accuse the UN of fuelling tensions as jihadist violence continues.

   Pte Seán Rooney is the first Irish soldier to be killed on UN deployment in Lebanon for 20 years.

   The mother of an Irish soldier killed on a peacekeeping mission in Lebanon pays tribute to him.

   Pte Seán Rooney was killed on Wednesday while serving as part of the UN mission in Lebanon.

   An Irish soldier on UN peacekeeping duty has been killed and three other soldiers injured in a gun attack in Lebanon.

   The troops are needed at home but the pull-out may leave the UN mission short of vital helicopters.