UN peace-keeping force in Syria’s Golan Heights has essentially vanished

UN peace-keeping force in Syria’s Golan Heights has essentially vanished

Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — The United Nations has acknowledged that little was left of its peace-keeping mission on Syria’s Golan Heights. Diplomats said attacks by Sunni rebels forced virtually all of the UN Disengagement Observer Force to abandon their positions in Syria. They said most of the 1,200-member force fled to the Israeli side […]

‘Unacceptable’ risk: Austria withdraws its troops from Golan Heights force

‘Unacceptable’ risk: Austria withdraws its troops from Golan Heights force

Special to WorldTribune.com LONDON — The United Nations peacekeeping force in the Golan Heights has lost its leading contributor. Austria has announced that it would withdraw from the UN Disengagement Observers Force in the Golan Heights. The announcement on June 6, after months of consultations, was said to mark a major blow to the UN […]