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How U.N. troops defied orders, opened fire and escaped Syrian rebels
Early on Aug. 28, al Qaeda-linked militants fighting government forces in Syria crossed a ceasefire line in the Golan Heights on Israel\’s border and seized 45 Fijians serving in a United Nations peacekeeping force.
U.N. Golan peacekeepers pull back from four positions amid tension
U.N. peacekeepers in the Golan Heights are pulling out from its positions and a camp on the Syrian side of the Syrian-Israeli border due to a severe deterioration of security in the region, the United Nations said on Monday.
Fiji says Syrian rebels want compensation, removal from terror list
Islamist fighters who seized dozens of Fijian soldiers serving as U.N. peacekeepers on the Golan Heights last week are demanding that their group be removed from a global terrorism list and that compensation be paid for members killed in fighting, the head of Fiji\’s army said on Tuesday.
Fiji troops to join depleted Golan peacekeeping force
Some 170 troops from Fiji will join the United Nations peacekeeping force on the Golan Heights in the wake of the withdrawal of Austrian troops.
‘Blue Lagoon’ Honeymoon
Islands and honeymoons are a time-tested match made in heaven. Perhaps that’s why so many newlyweds flirt with Fiji, a gorgeous archipelago nation in the South Pacific.