The European Union plans to send a three-year combined military and civilian mission to advise and train Lebanese forces, according to a Reuters report. The mission will focus on strengthening the army's border battalions, improving intelligence capabilities, and enhancing maritime security.
A new report, revealed in a leaked European document and cited by Reuters, indicates the European Union is preparing a significant long-term advisory deployment to Lebanon. The three-year mission would combine military and civilian expertise, focusing on strengthening the Lebanese Armed Forces' land border battalions, enhancing intelligence collection and analysis, and improving maritime security capabilities.
This move follows The Zioneer's earlier reporting on European efforts to play a concrete role in post-ceasefire Lebanon. A European diplomat stated in June that Europe was preparing a support program for the Lebanese army worth €100 million, and the Netherlands recently announced an expansion of its own military advisory role, including deploying commando forces to train the Lebanese army. The new EU mission appears to formalize and scale up those bilateral initiatives under a unified bloc-level framework.
While the document provides the mission's strategic objectives, its exact size, composition, and start date remain unconfirmed. The report comes amid ongoing Israeli military operations in southern Lebanon and broad international efforts to weaken Hezbollah's influence and reinforce the authority of the Lebanese state along the border.
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