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 | | The Irish government agreed to a request from the Secretary General for a force of Irish troops to serve with the UN Force in the Congo, now Zaire, and so the Defence Forces' involvement in Africa began when they sent a battalion to ONUC. |
 | | The presence of the Irish battalion in South Lebanon has undoubtedly helped to restore a certain normality to the area, as evidenced by the increase in population and economic activity in the region. |
 | | The mission that the Irish troops have undertaken as part of INTERFET was secured by the Defence Forces Reconnaissance team consisting of the Director of Operations, Colonel Frank Mc Kevitt, the Officer Commanding the Ranger Wing, and Captain Eoin Stapleton, (logistics), DFHQ. |
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