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2014-09-01 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

Filipino Troops Escape Siege By Al Qaeda in Syria

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Posted by Ebbomosh Hupemp2664 2014-09-01 00:00|| || Front Page|| [7 views ] Top

#1 MOAR - via the Aypee
The Philippine military chief says a U.N. peacekeeping commander in the Golan Heights should be investigated for allegedly asking Filipino troops to surrender to Syrian rebels who attacked their camp.

Gen. Gregorio Pio Catapang said Monday that 40 Filipino peacekeepers defied the U.N. commander's order after being advised by him and instead escaped to safety under cover of darkness from the Golan encampment, which was surrounded by more than 100 insurgents.

Forty-five Fijian peacekeepers who surrendered their firearms to the rebels last week are still being held by the al-Qaida-linked insurgents.

The United Nations Disengagement Observer Force, which oversees the peacekeeping mission in Golan, did not immediately reply to a request for a comment.

Posted by Frank G 2014-09-01 08:42|| 2014-09-01 08:42|| Front Page Top

#2 So now the Muslims hold the Golan Heights that the Israelis withdrew from some years ago in a peace outreach, under the conditions that the UN would keep them from being used to threaten Israel again. I don't suppose the UN will even do so much as issue a harshly worded letter against the Muslim actions though. Gaza has quickly become a side-show to Israeli security.

Posted by Glenmore 2014-09-01 09:41|| 2014-09-01 09:41|| Front Page Top

#3 It seems to me the Israelis could clear the Golan quickly enough when they wanted to. Nobody will fuss over dead Al Qaeda the way they did over innocent Gazans, so they can must shoot everything that moves as long as anyone comes into the kill zone.

Posted by trailing wife 2014-09-01 20:51|| 2014-09-01 20:51|| Front Page Top

#4 The above assumes our beloved president isn't still holding bullets hostage, of course. Israel might want to see to alternative suppliers before acting...

Posted by trailing wife 2014-09-01 20:54|| 2014-09-01 20:54|| Front Page Top

#5 No such luck for the Fijian soldier-captives.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2014-09-01 22:36|| 2014-09-01 22:36|| Front Page Top

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