The headquarter of Indonesian National Defence Force (TNI) sends 1,125 troops to Lebanon replacing soldiers who had served in the Indonesian contingen in UNIFIL. The Indonesian contingent in UNIFIL so far comprised 850 personnel from the Mechanical Infantry battalion (Konga XXIII D), 50 form FHQSU task force (Konga XXVI-B1), 150 from Force Protection Unit (Konga XXVI-B2), and 75 Military Police unit (Konga XX-B). (ANTARA/Saptono)
The 1,125 servicemen were seen off by TNI Chief General Santoso at the TNI Headquarters in Cilangkap, east Jakarta.
The Indonesian contingent in UNIFIL so far comprised 850 personnel from the Mechanical Infantry battalion (Konga XXIII D), 50 form FHQSU task force (Konga XXVI-B1), 150 from Force Protection Unit (Konga XXVI-B2), and 75 Military Police unit (Konga XX-B).
The sending of troops to join the UN Peace mission was a long tradition of TNI`s contribution to world peace and human rights protection to help enable people to live safely, peacefully and free from fear.
"During the UN mission, the TNI`s task force had always performed well and this is something the Indonesian people can be proud of. Being part of UN peace troops is an honor and a reason for pride to every TNI member ," he said.
And joining the UN mission also had a diplomatic purpose of strengthening relations with other countries` militaries, he said.
After France and Italy, Indonesia is the third largest contributor of military personnel to UNIFIL (United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon).
UNIFIL was created by the Security Council in 1978 to ensure Israel`s withdrawal from Lebanon, restore international peace and security and assist the Lebanese government in restoring its effective authority in the area.(*)
