Violence between Israel and Hizbullah in the region among possible factors behind the shortages
Peacekeepers from the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon patrol the road between the southern Lebanese towns of Rmaish and Naqoura along the border between Lebanon and Israel on October 12th. Photograph: Christina Assi/AFPis struggling to find enough troops to deploy with the United Nations to Lebanon next month amid increasing violence in the region.
It is not unusual for military planners to have to scramble to fill positions on overseas deployments at the last minute, especially in recent years as the manpower crisis within the Defence Forces has become acute.Mick Jagger on ageing: ‘As you get older, a lot of your friends die. I don’t have any older than me’The vacant roles will now be filled through “mandatory selection”, the term used for ordering troops to go on an overseas deployment.
Irish Unifil troops have had to take shelter in concrete bunkers on multiple occasions in the last two weeks due to overhead fire. The difficultly in staffing deployments is likely to impact Ireland’s participation in the newly revamped EU Battlegroup system, which is intended to provide a military force for peacekeeping at very short notice.
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