Departing The TNI Konga Task Force, Commander Agus Titip Pesan Update Situasi Di Daerah Misi

TNI Commander General Agus Subiyanto. (Between)

JAKARTA - TNI Commander General Agus Subiyanto, emphasized that maintaining peace is not just an ordinary task, but is a mission that can only be carried out by the army. According to the TNI Commander, the increasing tensions on the borders of Israel and Palestine since October 7, 2023 have had an impact on the situation in South Lebanon. Conflicts between the Israeli military, the IDF, and the Hezbollah escalated on the Blue Line, which could exacerbate tensions and escalation of conflicts in the Middle East, including the Israeli-Hezbollah conflict. "Therefore, soldiers must continue to monitor the development of the situation in the mission area," said TNI Chief of General Staff (Kasum) Lt. Gen. Bambang Ismawan reading the mandate of the TNI Commander while leading the ceremony for the departure of the TNI Konga Task Force with Milstaff Seceast UNIFIL in 2024 at Plaza TNI Headquarters, Jakarta, on Thursday 29 February.

He said the TNI Commander emphasized the importance of security factors in carrying out tasks in mission areas, following the applicable SOPs, and reporting the development of the situation regularly. "If threats increase and need to leave the area of operation, apply the contingency plan that has been prepared by the UN," he said. The TNI task force that will depart today includes the XXIII-R TNI Yonmek Task Force UNIFIL (850 people), the XXVI-O UNIFIL FHQSU TNI Task Force (115 people), the XXXXI-N UNIFIL (7 people) CIMIC TNI Task Force, the XXXX-N UNIFIL COU Task Force XXX-N UNIFIL (18 people), the XXV-P UNIFIL MPU Task Force (40 people), the XXIX-O UNIFIL TNI Hospital Task Force (9 people), and the UNIFIL Konga TNI KongA Task Force (11 people).