PHOTO 1:
United Nations Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL)
A member of the Nigerian contingent on duty at a checkpoint in Southern Lebanon.
07 July 1978
Southern Lebanon
PHOTO 2:
United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL)
An estimated 300,000 people have been displaced by the Israeli invasion of southern Lebanon, some 200,000 to 230,000 Lebanese and 85,000 to 100,000 Palestinians; about 30,000 are children. These people had fled from the conflict area in the south to north of the Litani River.
An officer of the Nigerian contingent talking to a Lebanese couple returning to their home in southern Lebanon.
07 July 1978
Southern Lebanon
PHOTO 3:
United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL)
Off-duty soldiers of the Nigerian contingent relaxing near a checkpoint in Southern Lebanon.
07 July 1978
Southern Lebanon
PHOTO 4:
United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL)
A member of the Nigerian contingent inspecting a vehicle of a Lebanese family returning to their home in Southern Lebanon.
07 July 1978
Lebanon
PHOTO 5:
United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL)
Nigerian soldiers visiting a wounded colleague at a field hospital in southern Lebanon.
07 July 1978
Southern Lebanon
PHOTO 6:
United Nations Interim Force In Lebanon (UNIFIL)
An estimated 300,000 people have been displaced by the Israeli invasion of southern Lebanon, some 200,000 to 230,000 Lebanese and 85,000 to 100,000 Palestinians; about 30,000 are children. These people had fled from the conflict area in the south to north of the Litani River.
Members of the Nigerian contingent inspecting vehicles with Lebanese families returning to their homes in southern Lebanon.
You have to respect Major General Moses Obi, the immediate past Force Commander of UNMISS and a 37-year veteran.
Imagine that he was part of this mission which looks like something from the era of the Nigerian Civil War..an involvement which ended 30 years!
Nothing beats experience, gentlemen.
Thanks for the photos Beeg ,i didn’t know we sent troops to lebanon.