One of the more Estonia-specific contributions to OIR and Iraq deployments has been this mobile sauna, gifted by the EDF. Source: Estonia Defense Forces
The UN arms embargo on Libya is also being enforced as part of this mission, and this includes inspecting vessels in international waters near the Libyan coast which are suspected of transporting weapons or related materials.
Since late 2021, the EDF has also supported the EU’s training mission in the East African nation of Mozambique, again with one staff officer, and aimed at aiding armed forces there in responding to the crisis in Cabo Delgado province, in northern Mozambique.
Estonia contributes to the mission via one legal advisor, whose role is to provide support to the mission commander on matters legal, plus to provide training to local armed forces on the subjects of human rights and the international law on armed conflict.
As for Lebanon, one Estonian staff officer contributes to the UN peacekeeping mission UNIFIL.
At present, this EDF member is based at the mission’s headquarters in Naqoura, a small town in southern Lebanon, while their duties include analyzing observation results, preparing meetings, and enhancing situational awareness.
UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) dates back to the late 1970s and has around 10,500 peacekeepers coming from 50 troop contributing countries. It coordinates activities between the governments of Lebanon and Israel. And assists in ensuring humanitarian aid access for civilians, and supports the voluntary and safe return of internally displaced persons.
From 1997, Estonia has contributed one officer to the UN peacekeeping mission
United Nations Truce Supervision Organization (UNTSO) in the Middle East.
Since last year, an Estonian staff officer has been serving at the mission’s headquarters in Jerusalem.
The international peacekeeping mission’s role is to monitor compliance with peace and armistice agreements in the Middle East and to prevent minor incidents from escalating into larger conflicts.
UNTSO is the first ever UN peacekeeping mission, established in 1948, the same year the state of Israel was established.
EDF personnel have contributed to foreign operations since 1995, starting with the UN peacekeeping mission to Croatia.
EDF members gained their first combat experience since independence with the 2003 invasion of Iraq.
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