Denmark to Send 140 Soldiers to South Lebanon
Denmark plans to send 140 soldiers to Lebanon to join the United Nations Interim Force in the south, Danish Defense Minister Soeren Gade told AFP on Friday.
"We are responding positively to a request from the United Nations which asked for logistical support in south Lebanon," Gade said, stressing that Danish soldiers would not be involved in monitoring of the border or any counter-terror operations.
Gade said the majority of Danish lawmakers backed the decision to send the troops.
The Danish troops will leave in December.
He said the reduction of troop numbers in Kosovo had made the deployment possible.