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| UN Peacekeepers Ignore Orders, Open Fire to Save Their Lives |
| 2014-09-15 |
| [Breitbart] On August 28, a contingent of UN peacekeepers from the Philippines found themselves under siege and were allegedly ordered to surrender. They refused the order, choosing instead to fight, and after three days, secured an avenue of escape and their freedom. Their plight demonstrates a problem in the structure of the UN chain of command, where peacekeepers turn to the command of their "commanders at home" once bullets are fired. In this case, a life saving feature, as opposed to a Command and Control bug. According to Reuters, the incident began when "al Qaeda-linked militants" battling the Syrian rebels "crossed a ceasefire line in the Golan Heights on Israel's border and seized 45 Fijians" serving as peacekeepers. This left 40 Filipino peacekeepers surrounded. |
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