Sunday, August 31, 2014

UN peacekeepers in the Golan Heights remain on alert as 44 Fijian troops still held captive by insurgents

United Nations (UN) peacekeepers in the Golan Heights remain on alert as 44 Fijian troops remain in the hands of al-Qaida-linked insurgents in Syria.

UN cars could be seen leaving and returning to their base, along Israel's border with Syria.

The UN mission in the Golan Heights has 1,223 troops from six countries: Fiji, India, Ireland, Nepal, Netherlands and the Philippines.

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