At Tiri incident

Battle of At Tiri
Part of the Lebanese Civil War
Date6-12 April 1980
Location
Result UNIFIL victory
Belligerents
South Lebanon Army

UNIFIL

Commanders and leaders
Saad Haddad Republic of Ireland David Taylor [1]
Casualties and losses
1 dead
Several wounded
3 captured
Republic of Ireland 1 dead
Fiji 1 dead

In April 1980, three Irish Army peacekeeping soldiers serving with the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) were shot by the South Lebanon Army also known as the DFF, near At Tiri, in the South Lebanon security belt, two of whom died and one was seriously injured.

  1. ^ Hogan, Dick (26 January 2002). "Army hero of battle in south Lebanon retires". Irish Times.