| “The unit, estimated at 800 forces, will head to Lebanon once the Spanish parliament gives its blessing...” |
 (KUNA) -- Twenty-six officers and soldiers of the Spanish army arrived here Wednesday, the vanguard of other forces to work with the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL). Spanish defense minister Jose Alonso ordered a unit of the Marines to prepare for deployment in Southern Lebanon to boost UNIFIL, part of the European Union (EU) contributions to the UN peacekeepers in Lebanon. The unit, estimated at 800 forces, will head to Lebanon once the Spanish parliament gives its blessing for the dispatch, in a session on September 7. |