U.N. Force in Lebanon Getting Weaponry
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The U.N. force in Lebanon will soon receive the first real boost in weapons and manpower: one battalion each of Italian and French troops with heavy armor, including tanks and artillery, officials said ...
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France said on Thursday it was ready to   send an extra 1,600 troops to bolster a revamped U.N. force for   Lebanon, bringing the total French contingent to 2,000 and   making it easier to recruit other nations.
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U.N. troops sent to keep the peace in southern Lebanon are taking strong defensive measures against possible suicide attacks &#151; worried because al-Qaida has warned they are considered enemies of Islam.
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Two U.N. peacekeeping soldiers were slightly wounded when a roadside bomb hit their vehicle in south Lebanon on Tuesday, a spokesman for the United Nations force said.
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RMAILEH, Lebanon  - Two U.N. peacekeeping soldiers were slightly wounded when their vehicle hit a roadside bomb in south Lebanon on Tuesday, a spokesman for the United Nations force said.
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The Lebanese government must fully implement a recent U.N. resolution requiring the disarming of the militant Shiite group Hezbollah or Israel will be less reluctant to attack the Lebanese state if Hezbollah resumes hostilities, Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni said yesterday.
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Two military transport planes said to be carrying US military aid for the Lebanese army reportedly arrive in Beirut.
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MARJAYOUN, Lebanon  - U.N. peacekeepers will pursue their mission in south Lebanon despite a car bomb attack that killed six members of a Spanish battalion, their commander said on Monday.
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AL GHANDOURIYEH, Lebanon, Aug. 31 -- Backed by an M113 armored personnel carrier, Lebanese soldiers wearing flak vests and carrying M16 automatic rifles manned a checkpoint at the little crossroads marking the entrance to Al Ghandouriyeh.
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The international community was scrambling Tuesday to put together a fortified U.N. peacekeeping force for southern Lebanon as Israeli forces began a pullout from the volatile region.
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The United Nations has urged European countries to provide troops to a peacekeeping force in Lebanon as the Beirut government moved ahead with a historic deployment of army troops to the south to shore up a fragile truce.
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France is quietly preparing to play a tougher role in the strengthened U.N. peacekeeping force in Lebanon, rolling out hefty tanks, powerful artillery, and sophisticated radar systems to pinpoint artillery ...
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The United Nations suspended attempts Tuesday to send relief to southern Lebanon because of heavy shelling in the area, a spokeswoman said, though aid shipments were arriving elsewhere in the country.
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Across the globe, at least 15 nations are considering sending troops to an eventual U.N.-mandated international force in southern Lebanon &#151; including Malaysia, Indonesia and Norway.
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The withdrawal completes a transfer to the Lebanese Army and international peacekeepers under a U.N. resolution to end the war.
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KINSHASA, Congo  - The United Nations said Friday foreign troops have crossed into Congo and called on outside forces to stop giving weapons and reinforcements to renegade soldiers battling army loyalists in Congo's eastern borderlands.
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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.