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05 Sept 2025
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There were emotional scenes at Dublin Airport on Friday last as hundreds of excited family members waited for more than 130 Irish troops to return home from Syria, marking the end of the Defence Forces’ 10 years of peacekeeping in the area.
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The group arriving at Dublin Airport included 133 troops of all ranks, consisting of 16 officers, 116 enlisted personnel and one chaplain commenced their deployment in October 2023. The 68 Infantry Group was under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Oliver Clear.
Ireland has now withdrawn its troops from the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF), who are deployed to monitor the border between Israel and Syria.
Photos via Óglaigh na hÉireann/Flickr.
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