United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon - Countries Involved

Countries Involved

The following countries have either committed troops, are currently active in UNIFIL, or have offered support to UNIFIL in some way. Countries in bold were part of the original UNIFIL force.

Country Committed Forces (estimated*) Support Roles
Bangladesh 325 The Bangladesh Navy has one Mod. Type 053H class FF(G) and one Sea Dragon class OPV as part of the Maritime Task Force.
Belarus 3 The Belarus Contingent consist of one surgical team and staff officer in UNIFIL.
Belgium 394 de-miners, medical and reconstruction teams 1 Karel Doorman class frigate
Brazil 239 Marine Task Force (MTF) commander, 1 frigate "União" (current flagship)
Brunei 100
Bulgaria 160 1 Wielingen Class Frigate
People’s Republic of China 1,000 200 engineers currently in Lebanon clearing mines and unexploded ordnance, medical team, peacekeeping troops.
Denmark 50 2 patrol boats as force protection for German contingent and 144 logistic soldiers, and 10 firefighters from the Danish Emergency Management Agency
El Salvador 52
Fiji
Finland 250 reconstructing roads, bridges and other infrastructure destroyed
France 2,000 The French Army has 2,000 ground troops and 13 Leclerc heavy tanks in Lebanon; in charge of UNIFIL ground forces until February 2007.
In addition, French Navy ships with 1,700 sailors are deployed off Lebanon in Opération Baliste, and assisting in UNIFIL operations.
Germany 1,000 naval ships to secure the Lebanese coast and prevent arms smuggling
Ghana 650
Greece 176–196 Elli-class frigate, the HS Kanaris, to patrol against arms smugglers
Hungary 4 topographers
India 850 01 x Standard Infantry Battalion of the Indian Army (Regulars), along with support components from the Corps of Engineers (Sappers), Corps of Signals and other logistic Arms and Services.
Indonesia 1,455 850 men in mechanized infantry battalion, 75 men in military police unit, 200 men in force protection company, 11 men UNIFIL staff, 111 men aboard KRI Diponegoro (Sigma class corvette of the Indonesian Navy)
Republic of Ireland 440(to be deployed by the end of June 2011)
Italy 2,500 ground troops; assumed charge of UNIFIL ground forces in February 2007
Malaysia 360 Administrative(200) and patrol/quick reaction team (160; including commandos and special forces)
Nepal 850 infantry battalion
Netherlands 150 1 Karel Doorman class frigate
Norway 100 naval ships to secure the Lebanese coast and prevent arms smuggling
Denmark 140
Portugal 140 engineering unit
Russia 400 engineers
Serbia 41
Sri Lanka 150 Mechanized infantry company with combat support personal and vehicles
Slovakia 6 medical team
Slovenia 14 3 Staff Officers, 8 men strong Recon element, 3 men strong Logistical element (as of November 2007)
South Korea 350 They are keeping the peace in the Lebanon area by Policing, Medical Assistance and Cultural Exchange.
Spain 1,500 de-mining and beach cleaning,mechanized infantry battalion(1 infantry platoon from El Salvador), cavalry squadron, combat engineers, helicopter unit
Sweden 40 1 Göteborg class corvette
Turkey 495 engineering unit to help rebuild damaged bridges and roads; Turkish naval frigate patrolling off the Lebanese coast
Qatar 205 Qatar, the only Arab nation to contribute to UNIFIL, deployed 205 soldiers to Lebanon in 2007. They mostly provided humanitarian assistance, and three logistics officers worked at UNIFIL headquarters.
Total 13,817

* Because the troop figures come from second hand sources, the exact numbers can not be accurately verified. In most cases the sources round and/or estimate the figures to the closet proximity.

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