Peace Keeping Operations
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Israel army accuses UN peacekeepers of shooting down drone
TEHRAN, Oct. 27 (MNA) – The Israeli military has accused UN peacekeepers in southern Lebanon of shooting down one of its drones a day earlier during an intelligence-gathering mission.
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UN to slash 25% of peacekeeping force for US funding strains
TEHRAN, Oct. 09 (MNA) – The United Nations will begin cutting its peacekeeping force, forcing thousands of soldiers in the next several months to evacuate far-flung global hotspots as a result of the US funding cuts, a senior UN official said.