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Attacks May Force French UNIFIL Troop Reduction
(Daily Star-Lebanon) Nicholas Blanford - The latest bomb attack against UNIFIL peacekeepers and the return of rocket firings into Israel has raised speculation that the French battalion in the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) may be contemplating reducing troop numbers. A strategic review of the peacekeeping force's operations was authorized in August by the UN Security Council and is aimed at allowing the Lebanese Army to "start to take on a greater share of the security responsibilities," according to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.