A soldier of the 8th rotation of the Polish Military Contingent of UNIFIL, stationed in Lebanon, died. “The sudden death occurred due to natural causes, during time off duty,” informed the Operational Command on Platform X. The family and relatives of the deceased were provided with psychological assistance. Polish soldiers have been taking part in the mission in Lebanon since 2019.
The Operational Command of the Branches of the Armed Forces reported on its profile on the X platform (formerly Twitter) on Tuesday that on November 20, a soldier of the 8th rotation of the Polish Military Contingent UNIFIL (United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon) died in Lebanon – ed. .). The contingent consists of up to 250 soldiers.
According to the Operational Command, the soldier died suddenly due to natural causes while off duty.
“The family and relatives of the deceased soldier were provided with psychological care. We express our sincerest condolences and sympathy to the deceased’s relatives and colleagues from the 10th Armored Cavalry Brigade,” we read in the statement.
Polish soldiers in Lebanon
Soldiers of the Polish Army carry out tasks as part of the United Nations Interim Force in the Republic of Lebanon and provide security to the Embassy of the Republic of Poland in Beirut. In 2019, after over 10 years of absence, the Polish Army returned to participate in the mission in Lebanon under the UN mandate as the UN Interim Force in Lebanon. The main tasks of the contingent include: protection of civilians, monitoring the so-called demarcation zone. “blue line” (the demarcation line marking the Israeli-Lebanese border) and support for the Lebanese government in maintaining peace and security, in accordance with the UN Security Council Resolution No. 1701 adopted on August 11, 2006. In Lebanon, Poles cooperate with Irish and Hungarian soldiers.
Operational Command, milio-polskie.pl
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