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UNIFIL Head of Mission and Force Commander Visits GHANBATT

• 30 Oct
• Admin

The Force Commander (FC) of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), Lt Gen Aroldo Lázaro Sáenz on Wednesday 30 October 2024, paid a working visit to the Headquarters of Ghana Battalion (GHANBATT) at UNP 5-66, Al Qawzah.

The purpose of the visit was to introduce himself to the Battalion and also gather first-hand information on the happenings within GHANBATT’s Area of responsibility.

On arrival, the FC was briefed on the operational and logistic issues of GHANBATT after which he visited the Level 1 hospital which was destroyed by an artillery bomb.

Lt Gen Aroldo Lázaro Sáenz also interacted with troops who were in bunker at the time of his visit. During the FC’s interaction with the troops, he commended them for the high standard of professionalism and resilience exhibited during the period of cross-border exchanges between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon.

The Force Commander commended the Commanding Officer (CO), UNIFIL GHANBATT 91, Lt Col Isaac Kobe Boako for his excellent leadership role in handling situations during the hard times the Battalion faced. He further commended GHANBATT for the bravery in maintaining UNIFIL’s mandate along the Blue Line in Southern Lebanon.

The CO thanked the FC for the visit which meant a lot to the Battalion and assured him of GHANBATT’s readiness to carry out UNIFIL’s mandate.

The FC was accompanied by some staff officers from the UNIFIL Headquarter, Naqoura.