UN Peacekeeping Operations Areas of deployment Tyre Region, Southern Lebanon
Lebanon
Dongmyeong Unit
Initial deployment
July 19th, 2007
Size
350 service members
Mission Reconnaissance and surveillance on the area of operation, coordination and support for the Lebanese military, humanitarian aid, facilitation of proROK sentiment
As an observer to the armistice agreement between
In 1978, the UN established a peacekeeping force in
Lebanon and Israel, Dongmyeong Unit contributes
armistice agreement between Lebanon and Israel. As the
to peace in the Middle East.
Lebanon under a Security Council resolution, observing the situation deteriorated due to conflict between Israel and Hezbollah in southern Lebanon in 2006, the UN decided to expand the peacekeeping force from 2,000 to 15,000 and called on member states to participate. Accordingly, the ROKG has deployed Dongmyeong Unit, a force of 350, to southern Lebanon (Tyre) in July 2007, which continues to support peace in Lebanon to this day.
Dongmyeong Unit in Lebanon