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Article: Indian peacekeepers forge ties with Southerners by providing social services.
- Article from:
- The Daily Star (Beirut, Lebanon)
- Article date:
- July 26, 2008
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Byline: Daily Star Staff
Summary: Chief veterinarian for the Indian UN battalion (INDBATT) Lieutenant Colonel Satvir Singh, in full uniform, lowers himself on one knee on the side of the road in the southern Lebanese town of Shebaa. He reaches under the goat as the shepherd's wife holds it by the scruff of its neck and pulls the heaving udder toward him.
[ EDITOR'S NOTE: This is the first in a series of articles that profiles, in detail, contingents of countries serving as part of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL)]
IBL AL SAQI: Chief veterinarian for the Indian UN battalion (INDBATT) Lieutenant Colonel Satvir Singh, in full ...