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U.N. peacekeeping force in Lebanon to wind down after five decades

Lebanese officials wanted UNIFIL to remain because of the country's inability to maintain regional security on its own.

Italian peacekeepers with UNIFIL patrol alongside Lebanese soldiers in southern Lebanon's Alma al-Shaab village, the site of repeated clashes near the border with Israel.
Italian peacekeepers with UNIFIL patrol alongside Lebanese soldiers in southern Lebanon's Alma al-Shaab village, the site of repeated clashes near the border with Israel. (AN/Pasqual Gorriz/UN)

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