Fatalities
UNIFIL's fatalities, which number over 250, include the following nationalities:
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31 May 1999: | An Irish soldier, Pte. William Kedian was killed when IDF/DFF mortar fire hit a UNIFIL position. |
July–August 2006: | A total of five UN peacekeepers and staff members are killed by Israeli air and artillery strikes targeting Hezbollah fighters. |
25 September 2006: | A French engineer officer was killed in a road accident near the town of Sofar. |
24 June 2007: | Three Colombian and three Spanish soldiers were killed in a bomb blast between Marjayoun and Khiam. |
25 July 2007: | A French soldier was killed near the village of Shama while clearing unexploded munitions. |
11 October 2007: | A British man, Craig Appleby (36) was killed while clearing munitions near Bint Jbeil. |
12 November 2007: | Two French soldiers were wounded as a result of the accidental discharge of a weapon. One of the wounded men subsequently died while being evacuated to Hospital. |
15 June 2008: | A Spanish soldier was killed and two injured in a road accident. |
3 September 2008: | A Belgian soldier was killed near the village of Aitaroun while clearing munitions left over from the 2006 conflict. |
27 May 2011: | 6 Italian soldiers were wounded when their VM-90 military truck was destroyed by a roadside bomb near Sidon. |
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