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UN Peacekeepers at Golan Heights. (EPA/ATEF SAFADI)


Philippine troops pull ‘greatest escape’ in Golan

Philippine troops pull ‘greatest escape’ in Golan

Manila, Philippines, AP—Under cover of darkness, 40 Filipino peacekeepers made a daring escape after being surrounded and under fire for seven hours by Syrian rebels in the Golan Heights, Philippine officials said Sunday, leaving 44 Fijian troops still in the hands of...