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  • initialism military United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon

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  • EU Referendum: Who says UNIFIL is doing nothing skip to main | skip to sidebar

    Who says UNIFIL is doing nothing Helen 2006

  • With the cease-fire more or less holding but grumblings being expressed by various Lebanese politicians who think, on no clear evidence, that if the strengthened UNIFIL is not deployed soon, there might be clashes between the Lebanese and the Israeli forces, the “international community” is losing face.

    Can't let the Italians lead Helen 2006

  • UNIFIL is commanded by Major General Alain Pellegrini, who is French.

    They are getting there slowly Helen 2006

  • A new version of UNIFIL is needed and, while there is some talk of various countries offering troops, little of it is official.

    More on that international contingent Helen 2006

  • The U.N. soldiers who have been stationed in South Lebanon as monitors under the name UNIFIL for more than 20 years are "worse than useless," says a top European diplomat, speaking frankly but privately.

    Torn to Shreds 2007

  • This was the third bombing this year targeting the international force known as UNIFIL, which is deployed to keep the peace along Lebanon's southern border with Israel.

    StarTribune.com rss feed 2011

  • This was the third bombing this year targeting the international force known as UNIFIL, which is deployed to keep the peace along Lebanon's southern border with Israel.

    The Seattle Times 2011

  • This was the third bombing this year targeting the international force known as UNIFIL, which is deployed to keep the peace along Lebanon's southern border with Israel.

    The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com The Huffington Post News Editors 2011

  • This was the third bombing this year targeting the international force known as UNIFIL, which is deployed to keep the peace along Lebanon's southern border with Israel.

    The Seattle Times 2011

  • Alain Le Roy, the head of the U.N. peacekeeping, said Israel had notified the U.N. Interim Force in Lebanon, known as UNIFIL, at 6: 30 a.m. local time of its intention to prune a cypress tree near the border.

    U.N. Says It Tried to Prevent Israel-Lebanon Clash 2010

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