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STORY: UNIFIL PATROLS
TRT: 01:38
SOURCE: UNIFIL
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / NATS
DATELINE: 31 AUGUST 2017, UNIFIL HQ NAQOURA, SOUTHERN LEBANON
1. Med shot, Lebanese Army 1st Lt. Ali Makki on the phone
2. SOUNDUP (Arabic) Ali Makki, First Lieutenant, Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF):
“Info about the launch of Joint UNIFIL and LAF on the defined course”.
3. Close up, UN flag on APC
4. Med shot, French officer on APC
5. Wide shot, Blue line
6. Tilt down, LAF soldier driving
7. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Ali Makki, First Lieutenant, Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF):
“We conduct joint patrols with UNIFIL along the Blue Line to maintain security and stability, and to prevent any armed presence, security disorder or rocket launching operations along the Blue Line, in line with the implementation of United Nations Security Council resolution 1701.”
6. Med shot, LAF vehicle patrolling
7. Med shot, UNIFIL French officer observing on the top of the APC and convoy for LAF and UNIFIL patrolling
8. Close up, UNIFIL officer observing on the top of the APC and convoy LAF and UNIFIL patrolling
9. Med shot, LAF vehicle and soldiers patrolling
10. Close up, LAF soldier observing and UNIFIL Vehicle in the back
11. SOUNDBITE (English) Laurent, Lieutenant, UNIFIL Force Commander Reserve (FCR):
“The purpose of this patrol is going south and getting closer to the blue line in order to observe the blue line, and will be doing this with the LAF.”
12. Various shots, LAF and UNIFIL convoy – patrolling
STORILINE:
The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) and the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) continued their joint patrols of the Blue Line as the Security Council extended UNIFIL’s mandate for another year.
Originally established in 1978, UNIFIL was greatly reinforced after the 2006 fighting to oversee the cessation of hostilities between Israel and the Lebanese group Hizbollah. It is tasked with ensuring that the area between the so-called 'Blue Line' – separating Israel and Lebanon – and the Litani River is free of unauthorized weapons, personnel and assets. It also cooperates with the Lebanese Armed Forces so they can fulfil their security responsibilities.
SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Ali Makki, First Lieutenant, Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF):
“We conduct joint patrols with UNIFIL along the Blue Line to maintain security and stability, and to prevent any armed presence, security disorder or rocket launching operations along the Blue Line, in line with the implementation of United Nations Security Council resolution 1701.”
UNIFIL's initial mandate included confirming the withdrawal of Israeli forces from southern Lebanon, and assisting the Government of Lebanon in ensuring the return of its effective authority in the area.
The Council affirmed its strong continuing commitment to the existing mandate of UNIFIL, also urging all parties to cooperate fully with the Security Council and the Secretary-General to make tangible progress towards a permanent ceasefire and a long-term solution as envisioned in resolution 1701, which helped end the 2006 hostilities in Lebanon between Israel and the Hizbollah.
SOUNDBITE (English) Laurent, Lieutenant, UNIFIL Force Commander Reserve (FCR):
“The purpose of this patrol is going south and getting closer to the blue line in order to observe the blue line, and will be doing this with the LAF.”
Secretary-General António Guterres welcomed the unanimous adoption of the resolution extending the UNIFIL ‘s mandate.
