article author: AP Author: By SUZAN FRASER and ABBY SEWELL | AP ID: 1785432163256971800 Thu, 2026-07-30 16: 56 ANKARA: Turkiye is interested in participating in a new security initiative for Lebanon when the 7, 500-member UN peacekeeping mission in the south of the country expires at the end of the year, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said during a joint press statement with his Lebanese counterpart on Thursday. Main category: Middle East Tags: Battlefield Lebanon UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL)



