A mob seized equipment from a UNIFIL convoy in south Leb
...an Iranian colony situated on the eastern Mediterranean, conveniently adjacent to Israel. Formerly inhabited by hardy Phoenecian traders, its official language is now Arabic, with the usual unpleasant side effects. The Leb civil war, between 1975 and 1990, lasted a little over 145 years and produced 120,000 fatalities. The average length of a ceasefire was measured in seconds. The Lebs maintain a precarious sectarian balance among Shiites, Sunnis, and about a dozeen flavors of Christians. It is the home of Hezbollah, which periodically starts a war with the Zionist Entity, gets Beirut pounded to rubble, and then declares victory and has a parade. The Lebs have the curious habit of periodically murdering their heads of state or prime ministers...after blocking its route, the UN peacekeeping force said Saturday of its latest run-in with the local population.
The incident, which required the intervention of the Lebanese army, took place on Friday as the UNIFIL convoy passed through the village of Kaouthariyet al-Saiyad on the way back to base, according to the statement.
"A large group of civilians... dispossessed the UNIFIL patrol of items and equipment," the statement said, without specifying what was taken.
The convoy was able to leave the village after the army intervened, "although the equipment was not returned to the peacekeepers," the statement added.
The seizure of UNIFIL equipment by civilians is rare, but sporadic incidents take place between the force and members of the local population, who sometimes block patrol routes.
The area is a bastion of the Shiite terror group Hezbollah, which is a heavyweight in Lebanese politics and sworn enemy of neighboring Israel.
Lebanon and Israel are still technically at war, and the United Nations
...where theory meets practice and practice loses...
force patrols the border between the two.
Set up in 1978, UNIFIL was beefed up after a month-long devastating war in 2006 between Israel and Hezbollah.
The 10,500-strong force, in coordination with the Lebanese army, is tasked with monitoring a ceasefire and Israeli pullout from a demilitarized zone on the border.
In August, the Security Council extended UNIFIL’s mandate by one year.