Philippine peacekeepers rescued from militants on Golan – UN

Thirty-two UN peacekeepers were rescued on Saturday from Islamist militants who fired at their post on the Syrian side of the Golan Heights and trapped them for two days, the United Nations said. Another group of 40 Philippine UN peacekeepers remain trapped by Islamist militants who reinforced their siege on Saturday with fighters who arrived in more than 20 vehicles, UN diplomatic sources told Reuters. ‘As we speak more rebels in more than 20 vehicles are approaching and reinforcing the siege around Position 68,’ a diplomatic source said on condition of anonymity. The source added that the rebels began to arrive at 11 p.m. local time (2000 GMT), according to Reuters.