Multinational Force and Observers

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The Multinational Force and Observers is an independent international peacekeeping organization established to supervise security arrangements and maintain stability in the Sinai Peninsula following the Egypt–Israel Peace Treaty.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf intergovernmental organization
international organization
peacekeeping force
conflict Arab–Israeli conflict
cooperatesWith Egyptian Armed Forces
Israel Defense Forces
United Nations
country none (independent organization)
dateFounded 1981
formedAsResultOf Camp David Accords
failure to establish a UN peacekeeping force for Sinai
foundedBy Egypt
surface form: Arab Republic of Egypt

Israel
surface form: State of Israel

United States of America
hasAbbreviation MFO
hasComponent aviation unit
civilian observers
infantry battalions
military observers
support units
hasMemberState Australia
Canada
Colombia
Czech Republic
Fiji
France
Hungary
Italy
Japan
New Zealand
Norway
United Kingdom
United States of America
Uruguay
hasOfficialLanguage English
hasSymbol orange beret
headquartersCountry Italy
headquartersLocation Rome
isIndependentOf United Nations
legalBasis Egypt–Israel Peace Treaty
Egypt–Israel Peace Treaty
surface form: Protocol to the Treaty of Peace between Egypt and Israel
operationalHeadquartersCountry Egypt
operationalHeadquartersLocation El Gorah
operationalHeadquartersRegion North Sinai Governorate
purpose maintain peace and security in the Sinai Peninsula
operate checkpoints, reconnaissance patrols, and observation posts in Sinai
supervise implementation of security provisions of the Egypt–Israel Peace Treaty in Sinai
verify compliance with agreed force limitations in Sinai
regionServed Egypt
Sinai Peninsula
shortName MFO

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Egypt–Israel Peace Treaty monitoredBy Multinational Force and Observers
Israeli occupation of Sinai Peninsula oversightAfterWithdrawal Multinational Force and Observers
Israel–Egypt border monitoredBy Multinational Force and Observers
Multinational Force in Lebanon U.S.component Multinational Force and Observers
this entity surface form: Multinational Force and Observers liaison elements
Egypt–Israel relations monitoringMechanism Multinational Force and Observers
Mark Milley conflict Multinational Force and Observers
this entity surface form: Multinational Force in Sinai