Lebanon - UNOGIL
Prepared by the Department of Public Information, United Nations. This text was last updated effective 31 August 1996.
Not an official document of the United Nations.
Prepared by the Department of Public Information, United Nations. This text was last updated effective 31 August 1996.
Not an official document of the United Nations.
LOCATION: Lebanese-Syrian border areas and vicinity of zones held by opposing forces
HEADQUARTERS: Beirut, Lebanon
DURATION: June - December 1958
STRENGTH: 591 military observers, supported by international and locally recruited civilian staff
FATALITIES: None
EXPENDITURES: $3,697,742
FUNCTION: Established to ensure that there was no illegal infiltration of personnel or supply of arms or other matériel across the Lebanese borders. After the conflict had been settled, tensions eased and UNOGIL was withdrawn
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