Lebanese Army, UNIFIL conduct land-to-sea firing drill

SATURDAY, 26 MAY 2012

02:37 PM Beirut time

Weather

Beirut

24 °C

Blom Index


1,164.1

Follow @DailyStarLeb

Advanced Search

Politics

Lebanese Army, UNIFIL conduct land-to-sea firing drill

February 15, 2012 01:37 PM

The Daily Star

SIDON, Lebanon: The Lebanese Army and U.N. peacekeepers carried out live-fire exercises Wednesday in the border town of southern coastal city of Naqoura.

The three-day drill, which kicked off Tuesday, was based on land-to-sea exercises consisting of firing on sea-based targets.

The drill involved 155mm artillery fire and heavy machine guns.

Home

Politics

Comments

Your feedback is important to us!
We invite all our readers to share with us their views and comments about this article.

Disclaimer: Comments submitted by third parties on this site are the sole responsibility of the individual(s) whose content is submitted. The Daily Star accepts no responsibility for the content of comment(s), including, without limitation, any error, omission or inaccuracy therein. Please note that your email address will NOT appear on the site. All fields are mandatory.

Name	*
Email	*
Country	*
City	*
Comment	* Word Count: Left:
	Alert me of future comments

Toolbox


	Related

Politicians and public show support for Army

Israelis worried about UNIFIL’s Muslim composition

UNIFIL to host tripartite meet on Israeli patrol road works

Eastern UNIFIL troops to be put to test

Lebanese Army faces stress test: French admiral

Lebanon arrests 7 armed Syrians crossing border

U.N. report warns Syrian turmoil may destabilize Lebanon

Most Popular

Viewed

Searched

e-mailed

1.	Lebanese abducted in Syria freed, families eagerly wait at Beirut port

2.	Hezbollah says for unconditional dialogue, thanks Hariri for hostage release efforts

3.	Protesters threaten to expand north Lebanon demos

4.	Syria grain trade signals alarm for Assad

5.	Hariri: Liberation Day should be occasion to triumph over divisions

6.	Geagea rules out resumption of national dialogue