Tag: peacekeepers
Spain wants to end all arms exports to Israel – putting peacekeepers at risk angered Western allies | News in brief
The Israeli army has wounded UNIFIL peacekeepers and destroyed the operation’s stations in southern Lebanon. Criticism is pouring in from Spain, Britain and the United States as well. Veikko Eromäki,…
New Finnish peacekeepers arriving in Lebanon at the end of the year as planned, says the Finnish commander | Foreign countries
Finns participating in the UN’s Unifil peacekeeping operation in Lebanon have less patrolling outside the base, and some days there is no going out at all. Despite the escalation of…
Mali: the perilous return journey of Minusma peacekeepers after their departure from Kidal
The United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (Minusma) permanently closed its base in Kidal on Tuesday. After his departure, rebels from the coalition called CSP-PSD took control of…
Peacekeepers detected rocket attacks in Lebanon – the Finns continue to carry out their duties
According to the Finnish Army, the Finnish peacekeepers are fine. There are about 200 of them in Lebanon. Laura Kangas, Veikko Eromäki There are currently around 200 Finnish peacekeepers in…
The Union of Peacekeepers would be ready to take over the rehabilitation of Ukrainian volunteers
The Union of Peacekeepers would be ready to take responsibility for the rehabilitation of volunteers who fought in Ukraine. The rehabilitation of Finnish volunteers fighting in Ukraine is currently a…
DRC: Kinshasa and MONUSCO take stock of the issue of the withdrawal of peacekeepers
The authorities and the United Nations mission in the country (Monusco) claim to be working on a plan for the withdrawal of blue helmets at the request of the populations…
More than 30 NATO peacekeepers were injured in the clashes – Investigator on the unrest: the situation is particularly serious
According to the NATO-led KFOR crisis management force, the injured peacekeepers are Italians and Hungarians. There are no Finns among the injured, the defense forces confirm to . The situation…
About 25 peacekeepers were wounded in Kosovo in a clash with Serb demonstrators
The wounded soldiers were said to belong to Italian and Hungarian forces. In Kosovo, around 25 international peacekeepers were wounded on Monday in a clash with Serbian protesters. This was…
Kosovo Serbs clashed with police and NATO peacekeepers – around 25 peacekeepers injured
Kosovo Serbs protest against Albanian mayors. About 25 NATO peacekeepers have been injured in clashes with protesters. Riikka Kajander, Vilma Romsi On Monday, Serbs clashed with NATO peacekeepers and police…
Three peacekeepers were killed in an explosion in Mali
There were no Finnish peacekeepers among the dead or injured, says Puolustusvoimat. Three UN peacekeepers have been killed and five injured in an accident in Mali. Soldiers on peacekeeping duty…