A special ceremony has taken place at Custume Barracks in Athlone for more than 360 Irish troops who are being deployed on one of the final UNIFIL missions next month. The 127th Infantry Battalion is due to leave for southern Lebanon in the coming weeks. The peacekeeping assignment was established decades ago to monitor hostilities in southern Lebanon. UNIFIL is due begin an “orderly and safe withdrawal” of peacekeepers by December 2026, according to the United Nations. Link in bio to read more�
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