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Ministerial Review of the 68 Infantry Group United Nations Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF) prior to deployment to Syria

The Tánaiste and Minister for Defence, Mr Micheál Martin T.D., accompanied by the Chief of Staff of the Irish Defence Forces, Lieutenant General Seán Clancy, reviewed the men and women of the 68th Infantry Group prior to their departure for a six-month deployment to Syria as part of the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF). The deployment of the 68th Infantry Group will see 133 Irish troops deploy to Syria in September 2023.