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The 16th Sri Lanka Force Protection Company (SLFPC) participated in the International Cultural & Food Festival under the theme ‘Flavours without Borders’, held at the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) Headquarters in Naqoura on 23 October 2025.

United Nations Logistics Officers’ Course (UNLOG) Number - 07 conducted from 29 September to 10 October 2025 at the Institute of Peace Support Operations Training Sri Lanka (IPSOTSL).

His Excellency Mr. Kapila Jayaweera, Ambassador of Sri Lanka to Lebanon, paid a courtesy call on the Force Commander and Head of Mission of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) at the UNIFIL Headquarters on 03 October 2025.

The United Nations Civil Military Coordination Course (UNCIMIC) Number 06 was conducted from 08 to 19 September 2025 at the Institute of Peace Support Operations Training Sri Lanka (IPSOTSL). The closing ceremony of the course took place on 19 September 2025.

The 16th Sri Lanka Force Protection Company (SLFPC) underwent its first Contingent-Owned Equipment (COE) Inspection since assuming duties on 04 July 2025. The inspection was conducted on 04 September 2025 as the 3rd Quarter COE assessment for the year, by a team of 18 officials from the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) at the Sri Base in Naqoura.

Lieutenant Colonel Y.S.H.N.P Silva USP psc GR, the newly appointed Contingent Commander of the 16th Sri Lanka Force Protection Company in Naqoura, paid a courtesy call on His Excellency Mr. Kapila Jayaweera, Ambassador of Sri Lanka to Lebanon, on 29 August 2025 at the Embassy Office in Beirut.

The United Nations Staff Officers’ Course (UNSOC) No - 04, sponsored by the Global Peace Operations Initiative (GPOI), was conducted from 11 August to 27 August 2025 at the Institute of Peace Support Operations Training Sri Lanka (IPSOTSL).

Lieutenant Colonel Y.S.H.N.P Silva USP psc, the newly appointed Contingent Commander, paid a courtesy call on Major General Diodato Abagnara, the Head of Mission and Force Commander of UNIFIL, at the Mission Headquarters in Naqoura Camp on 26 July 2025.

The 16th Contingent of the Sri Lanka Force Protection Company (SLFPC), after officially assuming peacekeeping duties under the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), participated as role players in Patrolling, CASEVAC, and Denial of Freedom of Movement activities on 16 and 17 July 2025. These were conducted in collaboration with the Indonesian Force Protection Unit and the Malaysian Battalion in a series of scenarios involving an IED explosion followed by an ambush and the escorting of a CASEVAC.

The 16th Contingent of the Sri Lanka Force Protection Company (SLFPC) officially assumed peacekeeping duties under the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) on 04 July 2025.