Irish soldiers arrive in Lebanon

A total of 230 Irish soldiers are arriving in Lebanon this morning, to begin a six-month tour of duty.

Irish soldiers arrive in Lebanon
Thu, 17 Nov, 2011 - 09:17

A total of 230 Irish soldiers are arriving in Lebanon this morning, to begin a six-month tour of duty.

The deployment represents the first of two troop movements that will see a total of 440 members of the 105th Battalion taking up peacekeeping duties with the UNIFIL mission.

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