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Hezbollah intensif ied, the UN increased the number of peacekeepers from 2,000 to 15,000 and

requested member states to participate .
In July 2007, with the National Assembly’s approval, the ROK government deployed
Dongmyeong Unit, a peacekeeping unit of 350 personnel for Lebanon, to Tyre in southern

Lebanon. Dongmyeong Unit conducts reconnaissance and surveillance activities to block
the smuggling of illegal weapons and entry of militants into its area of operation in southern
Lebanon. In addition to armistice monitoring, the unit has carried out multifunctional civil–

military operations called Peace Wave and humanitarian assistance activities.
The unit has helped improve the living conditions of local residents through various
humanitarian assistance activities such as treating more than 100,000 patients to date, renovating

the sewerage system and school facilities, and constructing libraries. The unit’s successful
civil–military operations have been well received in Lebanon and significantly contributed to
stabilizing the situation in southern Lebanon. The major activities of Dongmyeong Unit are
listed in [Chart 5-7].

[ Chart 5-7 ] Dongmyeong Unit’s Major Activities
As of November 2018
Surveillance and reconnaissance in the operation area: 36,474 times
Operational Independent on-foot and vehicular reconnaissance, and explosive ordinance disposal Chapter 5
Activities (EOD) reconnaissance: 47,456 times
Combined reconnaissance with Lebanese forces: 8,714 times

Medical support for local residents: 108,386 times
Civil–Military Treatment of livestock: 33,963 heads
Operations and Computer, Korean, Taekwondo, and sewing classes: 5 towns
Humanitarian Projects for local residents: 390 projects (Public facilities, school facilities, sewage
Assistance facilities, etc.)
Support for Lebanese forces: 92 cases

| Hanbit 55) Unit in South Sudan | After Sudan gained independence from the joint colonial

rule of the United Kingdom and Egypt, a civil war broke out between South Sudan and
North Sudan in 1955 due to political and religious causes. South Sudan became independent

55) The name “Hanbit” stems out of the desire to become “one bright light that leads the world” through support for
the reconstruction of South Sudan and humanitarian activities.

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