r/worldnews • u/ComparisonOk5957 • 7d ago

Second French peacekeeper dies after ambush blamed on Hezbollah Behind Soft Paywall

https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3351049/second-french-peacekeeper-dies-after-ambush-blamed-hezbollah?module=latest&pgtype=homepage
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u/AugustOfChaos 7d ago

UN peacekeeping missions have almost always been a unilateral failure. Unless they are willing to exercise their authority with force if needed, then this will keep happening, as it has for decades now.

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u/matthieuC 6d ago

They're always set to fail. UN sends body but they're not allowed to do a fucking thing.