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Irish Peacekeeper Pte Seán Rooney (24) out of the 27th Infantry Battalion in Dundalk, Ireland was killed south Lebanon after an armored vehicle carrying four soldiers was attacked on the 14th of December 2022.

Mural painted and finished in memory…

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"Mali Didn't surf."
Camp Gao, Mali - a UN forward operating base.

Likely by German or Swedish troops serving as part of the UN's Peacekeeping force there.

Mali has been in turmoil since a 2012 uprising when mutinous soldiers overthrew the…

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Operating since March 1978, UNIFIL has around 10,500 peacekeepers coming from 48 troop contributing countries as of January 2023. The force has suffered 325 fatalities and even more injured/ wounded.

The Mission maintains an intensive level of…

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Fading murals painted on concrete barriers at TOB (Temporary Operating Base) Bozoum, Central African Republic.

Painted by UN Peacekeepers of Cameroon, Congo, Bangladesh, Gabon, and more. These troops are among the 14,000+ "Blue Helmets" deployed…
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