The latest Malaysian Battalion (Malbatt) team deployed to Lebanon is well-prepared to face any challenges, even amid the ongoing conflict there, said Defence Minister Datuk Seri Mohamed Khaled Nordin during a send-off ceremony for the first batch of Malbatt 850-12 at the Subang Air Force base on Wednesday (Nov 6).
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00:00We are the soldiers of the Republic of Indonesia
00:10Today we have four voices.
00:14The first voice is on the 6th of the month,
00:16the second voice is on the 10th of the month,
00:19the third voice is on the 14th of the month,
00:21and the fourth voice is on the 18th of the month.
00:23Our force is a total of 854 officers and LLTs,
00:29including a civilian officer
00:32and 30 members of the Royal Indonesian Army.
00:39Based on the training we have undergone
00:43for three months,
00:45one month for service training
00:49and two months under the auspices of the joint force,
00:53we have been described as fit for mission to Lebanon.
00:58Our duty in the army is to train for war
01:03and to carry out our duties under the PBB mission.
01:08So there is no problem for us to be deployed anywhere.
01:12We bear the good name of Malaysia,
01:14which is currently under a humanitarian crisis in Lebanon.
01:20Even now, the situation there is a bit tense
01:25and we hope that the situation there will be a bit better
01:29so that we can carry out our duties
01:32that have been given to us by the UNIFIL
01:34to carry out our security duties.
01:36In terms of the threat posed by land challenges,
01:42through land passages,
01:46they have been instructed from time to time
01:48to take action
01:52and not to carry out their duties
01:58in the areas that are responsible
02:01and also not to carry out logistical tasks.
02:06We are only worried if there is an air strike.
02:09When there is an air strike, we cannot have peace.
02:12But thank God,
02:14lately there is no more air strike,
02:17apparently from Israel.
02:18He is also there,
02:21he is also the new Minister of Defense.
02:24So in Israel, God knows what will happen.
02:27When we go to carry out our duties and missions,
02:33we are given instructions to ensure safety.
02:40That is also the main thing that needs to be given attention to.
02:45And they are also tested psychologically
02:48so that they are ready to carry out their missions and duties.
02:53Our area is not really at the border between Lebanon and Israel.
02:59We are a little above,
03:01and we are surrounded in the south, east and west
03:05by security forces from other countries.
03:09So if anything happens,
03:11if the challenge comes from land,
03:14they need to go through the security forces
03:18in the south, east or west.
03:21We are in the middle of it.