{"id":54875,"date":"2014-08-30T12:15:08","date_gmt":"2014-08-30T16:15:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=54875"},"modified":"2014-08-30T12:15:08","modified_gmt":"2014-08-30T16:15:08","slug":"un-peacekeepers-clash-with-syrian-rebels-on-golan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=54875","title":{"rendered":"UN peacekeepers clash with Syrian rebels on Golan"},"content":{"rendered":"

According to the Associated Press<\/a>, UN Peacekeepers of the Filipino persuasion were forced out of their encampments by al Qaeda-linked Syrian rebels this morning. This following the capture on Wednesday of 44 Fijan variety peacekeepers.<\/p>\n

The Nusra Front also surrounded the nearby Rwihana and Breiqa encampments, where other U.N. peacekeepers were holed up.<\/p>\n

The gunbattle began early Saturday at the Rwihana base some 1.5 miles (2.3 kilometers) from Quneitra, where 40 Filipino peacekeepers were surrounded by Nusra fighters who were ordering them to surrender, said Rami Abdurrahman of the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. The Philippines’ Defense Secretary Voltaire Gazmin gave a similar account but did not name the armed group.<\/p>\n

Abdurrahman, whose information comes from a network of activists throughout Syria, said he was not aware of any fatalities among the 40 Filipino peacekeepers in the Rwihana encampment as sporadic fighting continued throughout the day. A Philippine military spokesman, Lt. Col. Ramon Zagala, also said there were no casualties.<\/p>\n

The 35 Filipino U.N. peacekeepers at the Breiqa encampment were extracted on Saturday morning, with the assistance of Irish peacekeepers who rushed to the scene, said officials.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I guess the Irish troops are the mission’s quick reaction force (good choice, by the way) and they were able to extract all of the Filipinos without casualties. Of course, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon issued a strongly-worded rebuke of the capture of Fijian peacekeepers, so I’m sure they’ll be released soon.<\/p>\n

The peacekeepers are being caught up in the battles between Syrian government troops and the rebels on the Golan Heights, so the UN is being drawn into the regional conflict as a result.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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