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2013-03-07 Africa North

Rebels holding UN team investigated for past executions

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#1 Syria rebels want troop pullback before they free U.N. men
Rebels holding 21 U.N. peacekeepers near the Golan Heights in southern Syria say government forces must leave the area before they free their "guests", an activist in touch with the fighters said on Thursday.

Rami Abdelrahman of the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights quoted a spokesman for the "Martyrs of Yarmouk" rebel brigade as saying the peacekeepers were being held as "guests" in the village of Jamla, about a mile from a ceasefire line with the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights.

"He said they will not be harmed. But the rebels want the Syrian army and tanks to pull back from the area," Abdelrahman said after speaking to the rebel spokesman on Thursday morning.

Posted by tipper 2013-03-07 06:56|| 2013-03-07 06:56|| Front Page Top

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Posted by Besoeker 2013-03-07 08:16|| 2013-03-07 08:16|| Front Page Top

#3 Israel Concerned UN will Leave Golan After Abductions
Israel on Thursday expressed concern that the UN peacekeeping force in the Golan Heights could pull out altogether after Syrian rebels snatched 21 of their troops in the ceasefire zone bordering Israel. The soldiers, Filipino members of the UNDOF peacekeeping force, were taken hostage on Wednesday by gunmen who said they would be held until troops loyal to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad pulled back from Jamla village in the southern province of Daraa.

This kidnapping is likely to convince countries who participate in this force to bring their troops home, which would undoubtedly create a dangerous vacuum in no man's land on the Golan, an Israeli official told AFP, speaking on condition of anonymity. Since its creation, this force has fulfilled its mission, which was to keep the peace," he said.

Posted by tipper 2013-03-07 10:32|| 2013-03-07 10:32|| Front Page Top

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