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Officer Rank Markings Officer Rank Markings Defence Forces Newsletter visit us at www.military.ie Cadet Senior Cadet 1st Lieutenant 2nd Lieutenant Captain Commandant Lieutenant Colonel Colonel Brigadier General Major General Lieutenant General O-Cdt O-Cdt OF-1 OF-1 OF-2 OF-3 OF-4 OF-5 OF-6 OF-7 OF-8 Cadet 2nd Lieutenant Lieutenant Captain Commandant Lieutenant Colonel Colonel Brigadier General Major General Lieutenant General O-Cdt OF-1 OF-1 OF-2 OF-3 OF-4 OF-5 OF-6 OF-7 OF-8 Cadet Ensign Sub Lieutenant Lieutenant Lieutenant Commander Commander Captain Commodore O-Cdt OF-1 OF-1 OF-2 OF-3 OF-4 OF-5 OF-6 UNDOF In early March 1974, the situation in the Israel - Syria sector became increasingly unstable. The United Nations Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF) was established on 31 May 1974 to: • Maintain the ceasefire between Israel and Syria. • Supervise the disengagement of Israeli and Syrian forces. • Supervise the areas of separation and limitation. 1841m ON HS Irish 1572m 'Arnah 12 HB Shab'a 1841m HH RM HE 2269m 2201m DEPLOYMENT ¸Hinah Line "Bravo" 2224m Line "Alpha" 2013 Majdal Chams Gulf of Icel Karatas 816m Iskenderun 71 16 915m 1072m Taranjah ¸ - - Ufaniyah 36°N Hamidiyah Mansoura Wasit 22 Line "Alpha 1" 22D Baath 25 City Tr 51 60A 68 Ar Ruwayhinah 1158m 52 Bi'r al 'Ajam Burayqah GOLAN n an Ar a ab Fazarah ii a n Pi e pe 860m 53 e Jukhadar 420m 34°N 498m Al Harrah 810m IRAQ An Nakhl 730m Qasim 82B 80 Butmiyah LEBANON 1096m 82A Al Asbah 758m 929m Jubayl Nab as Sakhr ¸ ¸ Kudnah Al Khushniyah n lin Tarabulus (Tripoli) 1002m 69 s554m Total Number of troops: 115 Jaba Masharah ¸ 1016m SEA 1036m 1136m -¸ Umm Batinah Umm Tinah Al Qunaytirah ¸ 981m 62 973m 1072m 35°N 56 27 60 'Ayn Ziwan Kafr Naffakh Khan Arnabah 32 1211m MEDITERRANEAN Camp Faouar Bayrūt (Beirut) Beirut Ar Rafid SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC 57 Khisfin 337m Qatana Darayya Al Qunaytirah As Sanamayn 33°N Haifa ISRAEL Netanya Lake Izra' Al 'Al Fiq Kefar el Ma Line 86A "Alpha" 86 JORDAN Salkhad 55 OGG observation post UNDOF position 'Alpha' line or 'Bravo' line 637m Inter-battalion boundary- Tasil Line "Bravo" Ash Shaykh Miskin PALESTINE BELT GRID 58 Umm Sharq J O R D80A N A Dar'ā 55 January 2013 Nawá 85A 86B DEPLOYMENT 708m 400m Damascus UNDOF 60 54 85 Saida 1 Pl 2 Pl Recce Section Medics Transport MP Ordnance Engineers CIS Logs 1012m 30 37B Jabata al Khashab 37 1226m 32A - Buq'ata 72 1105m Al Lādhiqīya (Latakia) Logs Sp Harfa 31 73 756m CYPRUS Mech Coy (-) TURKEY Hadar ¸ ¸ 10 Mas'adah Uluçinar 989m Mazra'at Bayt Jinn Bayt Jinn 17 1381m Contributors: Fiji Islands Philippines India Nepal Ireland MO 1123m Since then, UNDOF has remained in the area to maintain the ceasefire between the Israeli and Syrian forces and to supervise the implementation of the disengagement agreement. • 1,250 troops • 78 UNTSO military observers of the Observer Group Golan • 46 international staff • 97 local civilians LEBANON Factsheet Background: Strength: 2814m T UN 0 483m Ash Sajarah 0 Saham al Jawlan ¸ 461m 2 1 4 2 6 3 8 km 4 5 mi The designations employed and the presentation of material on this map do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the Secretariat of the United Nations concerning the legal status of any country, territory, city or area of its authorities, or concerning the de-limitation of its frontiers or boundaries. UNDOF Geography: The UNDOF area of separation is over 75 kilometres (46.6 miles) long and varies in width between approximately 10 kilometres (6.21 miles) in the centre to 200 metres (0.12 miles) in the extreme south. The terrain is hilly and is dominated in the north by Mount Hermon, which is the location of the highest permanently manned United Nations position at an altitude of 2,814 metres (1,75 miles). The Area of Separation is inhabited, governed and policed by the Syrian authorities. No military forces other than UNDOF are permitted within it. UNDOF has two base camps, 20 permanently manned positions, eight outposts manned during daylight hours and eleven observation posts. UNDOF actively patrols the area of separation by day and night. On each side of the area of separation there is an area of limitation with three zones; a zone of 0 to 10 kilometres (6.21 miles) from the area of separation, a zone of 10 (6.21 miles) to 20 kilometres (12.43 miles) from the area of separation, and a zone of 20 (12.43 miles) to 25 kilometres (15.53 miles) from the area of separation. UNDOF inspects these areas every two weeks in order to ascertain that the agreed limitations in armaments and forces are being observed within these areas of limitation. Defend Protect Support

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