Request rejected on day when 24 Irish citizens managed to leave country with Dutch and Canadian assistance
The Defences Forces’ 124th Infantry Battalion, Ireland’s contribution to the Unifil missions, is comprised of 370 troops in total. File photograph: Defence Forces Military Archives has told Ireland to remove its peacekeepers from an outpost on the border with Lebanon as its invasion of the country continues.There is one Irish outpost on the Lebanese- Israel i border, which is known as the Blue Line.
Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs Micheál Martin said the 24 Irish citizens had, in two groups, been assisted by the Netherlands and Canada in departing the country. They departed on a mix of military and chartered civilian aircraft as the Department of Foreign Affairs reiterated its advice to all Irish citizens to leave the country.
The situation in Lebanon is currently deemed to be too dangerous to fly the soldiers back to Beirut and drive them down to the Unifil mission area in the south of the country, military sources said. Military management intend to keep the troops who are in Ireland on standby. They will form a quick reaction reserve force which can be sent back into Lebanon if the situation deteriorates significantly.
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