Neutrality

[Itchy]

Valuable and insightful reporting by Conor Gallagher in the IT. He describes one aspect (protection of civilians) of the underlying complexities of the UNIFIL mission, now that Israel is conducting direct action on Lebanese territory and the Lebanese Armed Forces have withdrawn from the South.

Confusion among Irish troops in Lebanon over obligation to protect civilians

Israeli forces suffered heavy casualities on Wednesday in an Hizbullah ambush near an Irish outpost

www.irishtimes.com

The Irish deployment is in Sector West just outside the town of Bint Jbeil. They operate two posts in the area Camp Shamrock, UNP2-45 and an observation post, UNP 6-52 (both on Google maps). The main towns beside the camp are Yaroun, Aytaroun and Bint Jbeil. The area is majority Shia (Hezboallah) and Christian to a lesser extent. Critically, there is an elevated point just on the border, Maroun Al-Ras which overlooks the area (6-52). There was an extensive battle here in the 2006 war and looking at events today, it looks like the Israelis took casualties in the area. Which means more airstrikes and possibly the use of tanks (our anti-tank capability is not permitted in the mission area and reasonably so).

Ostensibly there representing the international community, Ireland's "reputation" and standing with the Israeli's will, at best, do nothing for the troops on the ground.

 

[joe sod]

Ostensibly there representing the international community, Ireland's "reputation" and standing with the Israeli's will, at best, do nothing for the troops on the ground.

So the troops in Lebanon are caught in the middle.
14 billion of apple money and all the windfall taxes from corporation tax and not a word about spending some of it to strengthen our defenses and at least have the very basics.
Also ukraine struggling to hold it's independence against an aggressive colonial power, the same position we were in over a 100 years ago and not a billion or 2 for ukraine either?

 

[tecate]

Also ukraine struggling to hold it's independence against an aggressive colonial power, the same position we were in over a 100 years ago and not a billion or 2 for ukraine either?

You should go over. Take a Ryanair flight into Lublin (one way) and a bus to the border. They're currently recruiting and they don't have an upper age limit. I think the average age is around 47 now. You'd be welcomed into the ranks of the Banderites. If you do well you might get a special audience with their unelected leader, the former 'comedian' and Pandora Papers star.

 

[joe sod]

You should go over. Take a Ryanair flight into Lublin (one way) and a bus to the border. They're currently recruiting and they don't have an upper age limit. I think the average age is around 47 now. You'd be welcomed into the ranks of the Banderites. If you do well you might get a special audience with their unelected leader, the former 'comedian.'

So you have finally outed yourself as a russian, nobody else would believe the rubbish you spout, the exact same stuff coming from putin's bot farms. Spreading russian disinformation to justify putin imperialistic land grab
Even the language "Banderites" is straight out of russian bot farms, Banderites is a Latin American term ,nothing to do with ukraine or even Russia but the bot farms have tried to link the two which is preposterous and only the idiotic and delusionals buy into it.