BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Sept. 1(Xinhua) -- A send-off ceremony was held Thursday for 30 personnel of the Royal Brunei Armed Forces (RBAF) who will be on a peacekeeping mission to Lebanon.
These RBAF military personnel will be deployed for a one-year peacekeeping mission under the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL).
Brunei's Deputy Defence Minister Admiral (Rtd) Abdul Aziz placed berets on the UNIFIL peacekeepers and attached UN patches on their sleeves to mark their deployment during the ceremony at the Bolkiah Garrison in Bandar Seri Begawan.
The peacekeepers will leave for Malaysia Friday to join the Malaysian contingent before proceeding to Southern Lebanon.
Brunei has been part of the UNIFIL mission under the command of Malaysian Battalion since 2008, monitoring the cessation of hostilities between Israel and Lebanon and ensuring humanitarian access to the civilian population.
Since 2004, Brunei has also been sending International Monitoring Team peacekeepers to Mindanao tasked with maintaining the ceasefire agreement between the Philippine government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front.
