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  BBC : UN peacekeeping
03  april     09h07
Irish defence minister’s trip to Lebanon cancelled
   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 ...
05  december     12h20
Irish battalion safe after coming under fire in south Lebanon
   A Defence Forces spokesperson said the 127 Infantry Battalion came under fire while conducting a patrol.
28  august     18h13
Irish peacekeepers to withdraw from Lebanon by 2027
   The UN says the almost 50-year mission will come to an end in 2027, as 300 Irish peacekeepers still stationed in south Lebanon.
07  april     08h00
Witness History
   In 1995, a United Nations mission to restore peace in Somalia ended in disaster
15  february     07h36
Senior UN peacekeeper injured in convoy attack in Lebanon
   The UN peacekeeping force in Lebanon has demanded an immediate investigation after one of the vehicles was set on fire.
22  november     16h51
Four Italian UN peacekeepers injured by rocket fire in Lebanon
   Unifil said two rockets that struck its Shama base were likely launched by Hezbollah or affiliated groups .
19  november     19h29
Four UN peacekeepers injured by rocket fire in Lebanon
   Two Unifil bases were hit by rocket fire and a patrol was shot at, the UN force says, condemning the incidents.
31  october     15h28
Irish troops safe after rocket hits Lebanon camp
   The Taoiseach (Irish PM) Simon Harris said he had been briefed and is receiving regular updates .
17  october     13h30
What in the World
   And why is Israel attacking UN peacekeepers in Lebanon?
15  october     16h38
Israel’s row with UN over Lebanon peacekeepers driven by long distrust
   Relations reach a new low with two sides at loggerheads amid the conflict in Lebanon.
13  october     20h56
UN says Israeli tanks forced entry into base in south Lebanon
   It comes as PM Netanyahu demands the peacekeeping force leave the area.
11  october     23h47
US urges Israel to stop shooting at UN peacekeepers in Lebanon
   Israel has acknowledged that shots fired by its military injured two UN troops in southern Lebanon on Friday.
30  april     23h04
Southern Lebanon: BBC sees air strike destruction in deserted towns
   Residents who fled from the border can only watch as their homes are turned into craters.
30  march     21h16
UN observers wounded by explosion in southern Lebanon
   It comes as tensions along the unofficial border between Israel and Lebanon intensified in recent days.
31  december     02h10
UN peacekeepers leave Mali after decade
   With some 310 peacekeepers killed, Mali was the UN’s second deadliest mission worldwide.
27  november     10h37
The Irish troops watching Israel’s hidden conflict
   As one of the region’s most dangerous borders hots up, peacekeepers have an ever more perilous job.
11  november     01h04
UN translators in Mali fear Taliban-style fate
   Interpreters for German soldiers say they will be the target of jihadists after the UN soon leaves.
30  june     16h15
Boost for Wagner as Mali shuns UN troops
   As it pushes out 12,000 UN peacekeepers, Mali will be relying ever more heavily on Russian mercenaries.
17  june     04h20
Mali asks UN peacekeepers to leave
   Mali’s military rulers accuse the UN of fuelling tensions as jihadist violence continues.
26  december     00h54
Arrest made after Irish soldier killed in Lebanon
   Pte Seán Rooney is the first Irish soldier to be killed on UN deployment in Lebanon for 20 years.
22  december     15h07
My son is a national hero - I’m proud of him’
   The mother of an Irish soldier killed on a peacekeeping mission in Lebanon pays tribute to him.
19  december     20h00
Lebanon killing: Soldier Seán Rooney repatriated to Ireland
   Pte Seán Rooney was killed on Wednesday while serving as part of the UN mission in Lebanon.
15  december     16h37
Irish soldier Pte Seán Rooney killed in Lebanon attack
   An Irish soldier on UN peacekeeping duty has been killed and three other soldiers injured in a gun attack in Lebanon.
18  september     14h30
Ukraine troops leave DR Congo peacekeeping mission
   The troops are needed at home but the pull-out may leave the UN mission short of vital helicopters.
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