The Security Council authorized deployment of UN observers to monitor the situation in and around Beirut as the siege continued. Observation was distinct from a combat mission and did not by itself end attacks on civilians.
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What role were UN observers authorized to perform around Beirut in August 1982?
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Explanation
The Security Council authorized deployment of UN observers to monitor the situation in and around Beirut as the siege continued. Observation was distinct from a combat mission and did not by itself end attacks on civilians.
The UN observers were intended to monitor conditions in and around Beirut.
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Explanation
The Security Council authorized deployment of UN observers to monitor the situation in and around Beirut as the siege continued. Observation was distinct from a combat mission and did not by itself end attacks on civilians.