UN force flees to Israel from Golan Heights post in Syria

UN force flees to Israel from Golan Heights post in Syria

Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — The United Nations has ordered peace-keepers to leave Syria for Israel. The United Nations Disengagement Observer Force abandoned its positions in Syria’s Golan Heights. Officials said hundreds of UNDOF personnel left Syria for Israel in wake of abductions by Al Qaida’s Nusra Front for the Defense of the Levant. “Armed […]

New focus of UN peacekeepers on Syria-Israel border: Stay alive

New focus of UN peacekeepers on Syria-Israel border: Stay alive

Special to WorldTribune.com NICOSIA — The United Nations observers force along the Israeli-Syrian frontier has revised its strategy. Diplomatic sources said the UN Disengagement Observer Force has severely restricted operations in Syria and focused on protection of its 1,000 members. They said the UN force was reorganizing after the abduction of 21 officers by Syrian […]