French UNIFIL soldiers in front of a row of armored vehicles, on July 8, 2025, at a Lebanese Army base in Sour, southern Lebanon. (Credit: Matthieu Karam/L’Orient-Le Jour)
In a Lebanese Army barracks parking lot in Sour, Lebanese Humvees sit side by side with armored vehicles from the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon’s Force Commander Reserve (FCR). Surrounded by troops in black or blue berets, a Lebanese officer and French Capt. Tanguy* huddle over a map before their patrol. Marked in red: about 10 sites suspected of housing Hezbollah weapons caches. These are their targets, designated by UNIFIL headquarters.Le capitaine Tanguy et un officier libanais étudient une carte avant de partir en patrouille à la recherche de caches d'armes à Tyr, au Liban-Sud, le 8 juillet 2025. Photo Matthieu Karam/L'Orient-Le Jour Created in 2011 as a quick reaction force, the FCR includes 770 French soldiers and 200 Finnish troops. Unlike battalions assigned to the east or west sectors, the FCR operates across...
In a Lebanese Army barracks parking lot in Sour, Lebanese Humvees sit side by side with armored vehicles from the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon’s Force Commander Reserve (FCR). Surrounded by troops in black or blue berets, a Lebanese officer and French Capt. Tanguy* huddle over a map before their patrol. Marked in red: about 10 sites suspected of housing Hezbollah weapons caches. These are their targets, designated by UNIFIL headquarters.Le capitaine Tanguy et un officier libanais étudient une carte avant de partir en patrouille à la recherche de caches d'armes à Tyr, au Liban-Sud, le 8 juillet 2025. Photo Matthieu Karam/L'Orient-Le Jour Created in 2011 as a quick reaction force, the FCR includes 770 French soldiers and 200 Finnish troops. Unlike battalions assigned to the east or west sectors, the FCR operates...
