Final
preparations are being made for the second Irish Defence Forces deployment to
war-torn Syria
PEACEKEEPING DEPLOYMENT OF IRISH TROOPS HAS BEEN
PREPARE FOR SYRIA
130
troops are travelling to the Golan Heights as part of a United Nations
peacekeeping mission.
The
Defence Minister Alan Shatter and the Defence Forces Chief of Staff Lieutenant
General Conor O'Boyle were at Stephens Barracks in Kilkenny today to review the
44th Infantry Group.
Over
the next two weeks 130 troops will be deployed to the Golan Heights region of
Syria for a six month tour of duty, where the conditions are hostile.
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