Brunei sends 30 army personnel to Lebanon peace-keeping mission


United Nations peacekeeping force (UNIFIL) patrol near the village of Mais el Jabal, along the southern Lebanese border with Israel on Aug 26, 2020. - AFP

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN (Xinhua): A flag handover ceremony for 30 Royal Brunei Armed Forces (RBAF) personnel was held on Wednesday (Sept 23) at Bolkiah Garrison, the country's defence ministry said.

According to the defence ministry, the 30 RBAF personnel will join the Malaysian Battalion 850-8 peacekeeping mission to the United Nations Interim Forces in Lebanon (UNIFIL).

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