Beirut, Lebanon, March 15, 2026 (AFP) - UN force in Lebanon says peacekeepers fired upon 'likely by non-state armed groups'

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2026-03-15

The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon said its peacekeepers were fired upon three times on Sunday "likely by non-state armed groups" in the country's south, two days after another position was hit by fire. "Today, UNIFIL peacekeepers were fired upon, likely by non-state armed groups, on three separate occasions while conducting patrols around their bases" in south Lebanon, the force said, adding that "two patrols returned fire in self-defen......

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