BOLKIAH GARRISON, Monday, 28 August 2017 – Thirty Royal Brunei Armed Forces (RBAF) personnel will take part in the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) peacekeeping mission alongside the Malaysian Battalion 850-5 (MALBATT 850-5).
A Doa Selamat ceremony at the Surau Ad-Difa’, Bolkiah Garrison followed by a send-off ceremony at the Bolkiah Garrison Gymnasium were held this morning for the personnel. The religious ceremony began with the recitation of the verses from Al-Quran, followed by a mass Zohor prayer and Doa Selamat led by Imam Shuib bin Abdullah.
During the send-off ceremony, Yang Dimuliakan Pehin Datu Pekerma Jaya Major General Dato Paduka Seri Mohd Tawih bin Abdullah, the Commander of RBAF presented the national flag to the head of UNIFIL contingent, Major Khairul Azme bin Haji Mohidin and later introduced to RBAF peacekeepers.
Among those present were Captain (Retired) Dato Paduka Abd Rahman bin Begawan Mudim Dato Paduka Haji Bakar, RBN, Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Defence; His Excellency Datuk Ghulam Jelani, High Commissioner of Malaysia to Brunei Darussalam; Service Commanders; Deputy Permanent Secretary (Technology and Development); Acting Deputy Permanent Secretary (Finance and Administration); Directors; Commandants; senior officers and staff of the Ministry of Defence and RBAF.
The RBAF has been members of the UNIFIL peacekeeping missions since 2008. The current RBAF contingent serving in UNIFIL was deployed a year ago since September 2016 and is expected to return in October 2017.
ABDB MENGHANTAR 30 ANGGOTA PENGAMAN UNIFIL
BOLKIAH GARISON, Isnin, 28 Ogos 2017 – Seramai tiga puluh anggota Angkatan Bersenjata Diraja Brunei (ABDB) akan menyertai misi pengaman United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) bersama-sama Batalion Malaysia 850-5 (MALBATT 850-5).
Majlis Doa Selamat di Surau Ad-Difa’, Bolkiah Garison diikuti oleh Majlis Pemergian di Dewan Gerak Badan Bolkiah Garison telah diadakan bagi 30 anggota ABDB.
Majlis Doa Selamat dimulakan dengan bacaan ayat-ayat suci Al-Qur’an, diikuti dengan Solat Fardu Zohor berjemaah dan Doa Selamat yang diketuai oleh Imam Shuib bin Abdullah.
Di majlis pemergian, Yang Dimuliakan Pehin Datu Pekerma Jaya Mejar Jeneral Dato Paduka Seri Mohd Tawih bin Abdullah, Pemerintah ABDB telah menyerahkan bendera negara kepada ketua kontinjen UNIFIL, Mejar Khairul Azme bin Haji Mohidin dan seterusnya diperkenalkan kepada anggota pengaman ABDB.
Hadir pada majlis tersebut ialah Kepten (B) Dato Paduka Abd Rahman bin Begawan Mudim Dato Paduka Haji Bakar, TLDB, Setiausaha Tetap Kementerian Pertahanan; Tuan Yang Terutama Datuk Ghulam Jelani, Pesuruhjaya Tinggi Malaysia ke Negara Brunei Darussalam; Pemerintah-Pemerintah Angkatan Tentera; Timbalan Setiausaha Tetap (Teknologi dan Pembangunan); Pemangku Timbalan Setiausaha Tetap (Kewangan dan Pentadbiran); Pengarah-Pengarah; Komandan-komandan; Pegawai-pegawai Kanan dan anggota-anggota dari Kementerian Pertahanan dan ABDB.
ABDB telah menyertai misi pengamanan di bawah UNIFIL sejak 2008. Kontinjen ABDB yang sedang berkhidmat di UNIFIL telah memulakan operasi keamanan selama setahun ini dari bulan September 2016 dan dijangka kembali ke tanahair pada bulan Oktober 2017.