Qatar pledges 200-300 troops to UN Lebanon force
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Qatar on Monday became the first Arab   country to commit troops to the expanded U.N. force set up to   keep the peace between Israel and Hizbollah guerrillas in south   Lebanon.
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A five-ship Italian fleet set off for Lebanon on Tuesday carrying more than 800 soldiers bound for U.N. peacekeeping duties.
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More than 200 French military engineers   landed at Beirut port on Saturday, the advance group of a   battalion which will reinforce U.N. peacekeepers in south   Lebanon and open the way for Israel to pull out all its troops.
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Proposed rules of engagement for an expanded U.N. force in southern Lebanon would allow troops to open fire in self-defense, protect civilians and back up the Lebanese army in preventing foreign forces or arms from crossing the border, according to a U.N. document obtained Tuesday.
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Security Council adopts resolution calling for withdrawal of foreign forces from Lebanon, respect of its sovereignty. UNITED NATIONS - The UN Security Council Thursday adopted a resolution calling for the
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The United Nations will deploy thousands of troops in southern Sudan after an expected signing of a final peace accord by the Khartoum government and the southern rebel movement, a UN official said.
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About 300 Syrian soldiers in a convoy of trucks and armored vehicles crossed the Lebanese border into Syria early Thursday, Lebanese security officials said.
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The U.S. has pledged continued support for Lebanon's army, which has been fighting a vicious battle against al-Qaida-inspired Islamist militants.
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France will send its first troop battalion and a shipment of tanks and heavy armor for the strengthened U.N. force in Lebanon next week, the French defense minister said Thursday.
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The United Nations Security Council has called on Syria to pull its remaining 14,000 troops out of Lebanon. In a unanimously passed declaration, it demanded that Syria respect Lebanon&#39;s &quot;territorial integrity, sovereignty and political independence&quot;.
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Move comes in anticipation of final assault by Lebanese army after almost two months of fighting.
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Italy, which has offered to send the largest contingent, made a plea Wednesday for more European troops to an expanded U.N. peacekeeping mission in southern Lebanon.
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Italy, which is expected to lead a U.N.  peacekeeping force in Lebanon, said on Tuesday it would provide  2,000 to 3,000 troops for the force provided Israel did not  violate the U.N.-brokered truce.
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A third batch of Indonesians left Saturday to join a U.N. peacekeeping force in Lebanon, bringing the Asian nation's Middle East deployment to more than 830 troops.
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The UN Security Council should impose an African Union force of at least 3,000 troops on Sudan with a mandate to protect civilians in the western region of Darfur, the International Crisis Group said on Monday.
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Turkey, the only Muslim member of NATO and a country with close ties to both Israel and Arab states, moved closer Monday to agreeing to send troops to Lebanon, while Italy approved 2,500 troops in a boost to an expanded international force.
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Germany approved sending 2,400 troops to patrol the waters off Lebanon on Wednesday, the countryÂs first deployment to the Middle East since World War II.