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Netherlands Deploys More Troops to NATO Mission in Iraq

Banners displaying the NATO logo are placed at the entrance of new NATO headquarters during the move to the new building, in Brussels, Belgium April 19, 2018. REUTERS/Yves Herman/File Photo
Banners displaying the NATO logo are placed at the entrance of new NATO headquarters during the move to the new building, in Brussels, Belgium April 19, 2018. REUTERS/Yves Herman/File Photo
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Netherlands Deploys More Troops to NATO Mission in Iraq

Banners displaying the NATO logo are placed at the entrance of new NATO headquarters during the move to the new building, in Brussels, Belgium April 19, 2018. REUTERS/Yves Herman/File Photo
Banners displaying the NATO logo are placed at the entrance of new NATO headquarters during the move to the new building, in Brussels, Belgium April 19, 2018. REUTERS/Yves Herman/File Photo

The Netherlands will deploy around another 120 soldiers and three Chinook transport helicopters to the ongoing NATO alliance mission in Iraq, the Dutch government said on Friday.

The deployment is in addition to the infantry unit of around 145 soldiers the Netherlands said in July they would send to Iraq from Jan. 1, 2024.

NATO says its non-combat mission in Iraq is aimed at strengthening Iraqi security institutions and forces so they can prevent the return of ISIS, fight terrorism and stabilize the country.

The new Dutch unit will primarily be used to supply food and equipment to troops and for transport of military staff and equipment.

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UNICEF: More Than 200 Children Killed in Lebanon in Past Two Months

Smoke rises from the site of an Israeli airstrike that targeted an area in the southern Lebanese village of Khiam on October 30, 2024. (Photo by AFP)
Smoke rises from the site of an Israeli airstrike that targeted an area in the southern Lebanese village of Khiam on October 30, 2024. (Photo by AFP)
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UNICEF: More Than 200 Children Killed in Lebanon in Past Two Months

Smoke rises from the site of an Israeli airstrike that targeted an area in the southern Lebanese village of Khiam on October 30, 2024. (Photo by AFP)
Smoke rises from the site of an Israeli airstrike that targeted an area in the southern Lebanese village of Khiam on October 30, 2024. (Photo by AFP)

Over 200 children have been killed and 1,100 injured in Lebanon in the past two months, a spokesperson for the U.N. children's agency (UNICEF) said on Tuesday.
"The number of over 200 (children killed) is just in the last two months. It's at least 231 since the start of the war last year," James Elder told a Geneva press briefing in response to a reporter's question about casualties.
He did not comment on who was responsible for the killings, saying that it was clear to anyone who follows the media.