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DOHA, Oct 1 (KUNA) -- The fourth installment of the Qatari contingent in
the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) left Doha Monday on their
way to South Lebanon to serve there under the multi-national peacekeeping
force.
"The group consists of 100 soldiers," Assistant Qatari Chief of Staff for
Operations and Training Air Marchal Ghanem Bin Shahine Al-Ghanem, who saw the
soldiers off at Doha Airport, told reporters in a statement at the airport.
He said another group will depart to the same destination on October 10.
"The Qatari contingent in UNIFIL is doing its job in a near perfect manner,
" he said. He added that Qatari soldiers are "highly respected in south
Lebanon."
He stressed that he had gathered this impression while on tour in South
Lebanon prior to the start of the Ramadhan holy month.
He pointed out that Qatari soldiers, in addition to their military tasks,
"are involved in humanitarian aid activities."
He added that the Qatari contingent consists of 205 soldiers all told and
they are doing their job in line with UN Security Council Resolution 1701.
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