Asarta to End Tenure in January
The Commander of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon Major General Alberto Asarta will end his tenure at the head of the mission on January 28, 2012, reported As Safire newspaper on Saturday.
It said that he will likely return to Spain where he will assume a high-ranking official position.
The current commander had assumed his role on January 28, 2010, succeeding Major General Claudio Graziano of Italy.
Asarta had served in UNIFIL since 2008.
He is the force's 12th commander.
Prior to his Lebanon posting, he served as the advisor to the Spanish army's chief of staff.
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