Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — Sunni rebels have again attacked United Nations peacekeepers in Syria. On May 7, UN secretary-general Ban Ki-moon reported that Sunni rebels captured four members of the UN Disengagement Observer Force in Syria’s Golan Heights. The rebels were identified as members of the Al Qaida-aligned Yarmouk Martyrs Brigades, which operates in […]
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 […]
Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON [MENL] — The United Nations has acknowledged a reduction in operations on the Golan Heights, now a war-torn region between Israel and Syria. Officials said the UN Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF) has been forced to suspend operations in the Golan Heights. They cited attacks by Sunni rebels, including the abduction of […]
Special to WorldTribune.com NICOSIA — After months of warning, Sunni rebels have taken hostage United Nations personnel in Syria. The United Nations has confirmed that at least 21 members of its peace-keeping and monitoring force in Syria were captured by rebels. The captives were identified as members of the UN Disengagement Observer Force, deployed on […]
Special to WorldTribune.com NICOSIA — Al Qaida-aligned squads have been infiltrating Syria’s Golan Heights, which neighbors Israel. Syrian opposition sources acknowledged that Al Qaida fighters were amassing a presence along the buffer zone in the Golan Heights near Israel. They said the fighters, some of them from Jordan and Libya, have formed groups meant to […]