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United Nations New Interim Forces in Lebanon Theatre


Live Ware in Single Troop Range from One to One Hundred and Forty Two  


Contributing countries


CountryTroopsSupport RolesNote(s)
 Argentina3
 Armenia1
 Austria165
 Bangladesh120The Bangladesh Navy deployed the Type 056 class corvette BNS Sangram, led by Captain Faisal Mohammad Arifur Rahman Bhuiyan, from September 2020.

Previously, the frigate BNS Osman and large patrol craft (LPC) BNS Madhumati were deployed to the mission from 17 May 2010 to 14 June 2014. The frigate BNS Ali Haider and LPC BNS Nirmul were deployed from 14 June 2014 to 2018. The corvette BNS Bijoy was deployed from 1 January 2018 to August 2020. More than two thousand personnel of the Bangladesh Navy have completed the mission in Lebanon.

[89][90][91]
 Brazil11
Former Maritime Task Force (MTF) commander (2011–2021), Brazilian Navy contributed with either a Niteroi-class frigate or Barroso-class corvette. Currently, Brazil has a small contingent of 11 soldiers
[49][92][93]
 Brunei Darussalam29[94][95]
 Cambodia185
 China418200 engineers currently in Lebanon clearing mines and unexploded ordnance, medical team, peacekeeping troops[96][97]
 Colombia1
 Croatia1
 Cyprus2
 El Salvador52
 Estonia1[98]
 Fiji1In the past 134[99]
 Finland205Part of the French Force Commander Reserve, FCR[100][101]
 France673The French Army contributed 13 Leclerc main battle tanks in Lebanon[102] to UNIFIL ground forces until February 2007. France also continuously deploys part of their peace keeping operations rotations of French Paratroopers.[103][104]
In addition, French Navy ships with 1,700 sailors are deployed off Lebanon in Opération Baliste, and assisting in UNIFIL operations.
[105]
 Germany112Maritime Task Force (MTF) commander (2006–2008, 2021–present). Contributes naval ships to secure the Lebanese coast and prevent arms smuggling[106][92]
 Ghana873
 Greece131Elli-class frigate, HS Kanaris, to patrol against arms smugglers[107]
 Guatemala2
 Hungary15Topographers
 India903One 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[108]
 Indonesia1231850 men in a mechanized infantry battalion, 75 men in a military police unit, 200 men in a force protection company, 11 men assigned to UNIFIL's headquarters staff, and 111 men aboard KRI Diponegoro (Sigma-class corvette of the Indonesian Navy)[109][110][111]
 Ireland370The Irish Army has suffered the most casualties (48 fatalities) in UNIFIL followed by GhanaFrance and Fiji since 1978; contributing over 30,000 peacekeepers over a period of 23 years.[101][112][113]
 Italy1068Assumed charge of UNIFIL ground forces in February 2007[114]
 Kazakhstan1
 Kenya3
 Latvia3
 Malawi1
 Malaysia833Administrative (200) and patrol/quick reaction team (160; including commandos and special forces). Excluding the Brunei unit.
 Malta9
 Moldova32
 Mongolia4
   Nepal876Infantry battalion[115]
 Netherlands1Infantry battalion Dutchbatt: 839, of which 7 UNIFIL staff (1979–1983); Infantry battalion Dutchcoy: 155 (1983–1985); Maritime task force: 1 frigate + 718 military personnel (2006–2008). Currently, there is one soldier stationed.[116][117][118]
 Nigeria1
 North Macedonia5
 Peru1
 Poland213The Polish military contingent consists of a maneuver company with KTO Rosomak APCs and HQ staff officers. The Polish contigent is part of the Irish-Polish operational battalion IRISHPOLBATT, which includes a Hungarian unit.[119]
 Qatar1The 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[120]
 Republic of Korea294Tasked with policing, providing medical assistance and performing cultural exchange
 Serbia1828 staff officers, 5 national support element and 164 infantry[121]
 Sierra Leone3
 Spain676De-mining and beach cleaning, mechanized infantry battalion (1 infantry platoon from El Salvador), cavalry squadron, combat engineers, helicopter unit[122][123][124]
 Sri Lanka126Mechanized infantry company with combat support personal and vehicles[125]
 United Republic of Tanzania125
 Turkey92[126][127]
 United Kingdom1
 Uruguay1
 Zambia2

Former contributors


Last number forcesSupport RolesRef
 Belarus5The Belarus Contingent consist of one surgical team and staff officer in UNIFIL[128]
 Belgium105De-miners, medical and reconstruction teams, 1 Karel Doorman-class frigate[129][118]
 Bulgaria160Wielingen-class frigate[130]
 Chile338
 Czech Republic138
 Denmark2042 patrol boats as force protection for German contingent and 144 logistic soldiers, and 10 firefighters from the Danish Emergency Management Agency[131][132]
 Dominican Republic25
 Iran600One reinforced company of the Iranian battalion from the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force which was released later and replaced by 600 troop battalion[133]
 Japan205
 Mexico2
 Norway900Infantry battalion NORBATT, engineering unit NORMAINTCOY, rotary wing force NORAIR, medical unit NORMEDCOY, and naval ships to secure the Lebanese coast and prevent arms smuggling[134][135][136]
 Philippines340[137]
 Portugal140Engineering unit[138]
 Russian Federation400Engineers[139]
 Slovakia6Medical team
 Slovenia37The Slovenian army participated in the mission from 2006 to 31 July 2023[140]
 Sweden600One company from UNEF II 1978 to establish UNIFIL, one field hospital 1980–1992, one logistics battalion 1986–1994. The Swedish Armed Forces have contributed with 8,148 soldiers and sailors to UNIFIL since 1980

Göteborg-class corvette

[131][141][142]
  Switzerland198
 Ukraine127
 Vietnam32