The 84 Filipino peacekeepers that were part of the 7th Philippine contingent in the Golan Heights have returned to the country. AFP Chief of Staff Lieutenant General Pio Catapang Jr., met the peacekeepers as they arrived at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport. AFP is planning to give medals and promotions to the peacekeepers, particularly those who were involved at the fighting in Position 68 in the Golan Heights.
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Photographs of seized Fiji UN peacekeepers released on social media
Two undated photographs of UN peacekeepers from Fiji seized by al Qaeda-linked Nusra Front on the Syrian side of the Golan Heights were posted on a social media website on Sunday (August 31). One photograph had the soldiers in their uniforms posing in a group photo. Another photograph showed 45 identification cards said to be of the peacekeepers. In their statement, al-Nusra said they were holding 45 peacekeepers but so far, the Fijian army said […]
Trapped peacekeepers at Golan Heights moved to secure area – Philippine military chief
(Reuters) – All Philippine peacekeepers trapped at Golan heights have been moved to a more secure place within the U.N. Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF) mission, the Philippines’ armed forces chief said on Sunday. Israel and Syria helped in what was the “greatest escape” of Filipino troops after engaging about a hundred Islamist militants surrounding them in a seven-hour firefight, General Gregorio Catapang told a press conference, adding the troops escaped in the middle of the night while the […]
