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            <title><![CDATA[Irish defence minister's trip to Lebanon cancelled ]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[McEntee was to travel to the country to meet Irish peacekeepers stationed in the region as part of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (Unifil).]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2026 09:07:04 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Irish battalion safe after coming under fire in south Lebanon]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[A Defence Forces spokesperson said the 127 Infantry Battalion came under fire while conducting a patrol.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 05 Dec 2025 12:20:54 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Irish peacekeepers to withdraw from Lebanon by 2027]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The UN says the almost 50-year mission will come to an end in 2027, as 300 Irish peacekeepers still stationed in south Lebanon.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 28 Aug 2025 18:13:38 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Witness History]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[In 1995, a United Nations mission to restore peace in Somalia ended in disaster]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 07 Apr 2025 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Senior UN peacekeeper injured in convoy attack in Lebanon]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The UN peacekeeping force in Lebanon has demanded an "immediate" investigation after one of the vehicles was set on fire.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 15 Feb 2025 07:36:17 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Four Italian UN peacekeepers injured by rocket fire in Lebanon]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Unifil said two rockets that struck its Shama base were likely launched by Hezbollah or "affiliated groups".]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 22 Nov 2024 16:51:03 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Four UN peacekeepers injured by rocket fire in Lebanon]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Two Unifil bases were hit by rocket fire and a patrol was shot at, the UN force says, condemning the incidents.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 19 Nov 2024 19:29:40 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Irish troops safe after rocket hits Lebanon camp]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The Taoiseach (Irish PM) Simon Harris said he had been briefed and is "receiving regular updates". ]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 31 Oct 2024 15:28:16 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[What in the World]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[And why is Israel attacking UN peacekeepers in Lebanon?]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 17 Oct 2024 13:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Israel's row with UN over Lebanon peacekeepers driven by long distrust]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Relations reach a new low with two sides at loggerheads amid the conflict in Lebanon.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 15 Oct 2024 16:38:39 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[UN says Israeli tanks forced entry into base in south Lebanon]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[It comes as PM Netanyahu demands the peacekeeping force leave the area.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 13 Oct 2024 20:56:36 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[US urges Israel to stop shooting at UN peacekeepers in Lebanon]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Israel has acknowledged that shots fired by its military injured two UN troops in southern Lebanon on Friday.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 11 Oct 2024 23:47:45 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Southern Lebanon: BBC sees air strike destruction in deserted towns]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Residents who fled from the border can only watch as their homes are turned into craters.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 30 Apr 2024 23:04:49 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[ UN observers wounded by explosion in southern Lebanon]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[It comes as tensions along the unofficial border between Israel and Lebanon intensified in recent days.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 30 Mar 2024 21:16:40 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[UN peacekeepers leave Mali after decade]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[With some 310 peacekeepers killed, Mali was the UN's second deadliest mission worldwide.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 31 Dec 2023 02:10:35 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[The Irish troops watching Israel’s hidden conflict]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[As one of the region's most dangerous borders hots up, peacekeepers have an ever more perilous job.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 27 Nov 2023 10:37:33 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[UN translators in Mali fear Taliban-style fate]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Interpreters for German soldiers say they will be the target of jihadists after the UN soon leaves.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 11 Nov 2023 01:04:59 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Boost for Wagner as Mali shuns UN troops]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[As it pushes out 12,000 UN peacekeepers, Mali will be relying ever more heavily on Russian mercenaries.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 30 Jun 2023 16:15:14 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Mali asks UN peacekeepers to leave]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Mali's military rulers accuse the UN of fuelling tensions as jihadist violence continues.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 17 Jun 2023 04:20:53 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Arrest made after Irish soldier killed in Lebanon]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Pte Seán Rooney is the first Irish soldier to be killed on UN deployment in Lebanon for 20 years.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 26 Dec 2022 00:54:51 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA['My son is a national hero - I'm proud of him']]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The mother of an Irish soldier killed on a peacekeeping mission in Lebanon pays tribute to him.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 22 Dec 2022 15:07:56 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Lebanon killing: Soldier Seán Rooney repatriated to Ireland]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Pte Seán Rooney was killed on Wednesday while serving as part of the UN mission in Lebanon.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 19 Dec 2022 20:00:12 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Irish soldier Pte Seán Rooney killed in Lebanon attack]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[An Irish soldier on UN peacekeeping duty has been killed and three other soldiers injured in a gun attack in Lebanon.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 15 Dec 2022 16:37:01 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Ukraine troops leave DR Congo peacekeeping mission]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The troops are needed at home but the pull-out may leave the UN mission short of vital helicopters.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 18 Sep 2022 14:30:33 GMT</pubDate>
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