U.N. peacekeepers flee Syrian rebel captives Filipino troops from the U.N. peacekeeping force on the Syria-Israel border escaped from the Syrian rebels holding them captive.
43 UN peacekeepers kidnapped on Israel-Syria border Some 43 troops from the United Nations peacekeeping force on the border between Syria and Israel were kidnapped by rebels fighting against Syrian government-backed troops.
Israeli civilian injured by Syrian mortar on Golan Heights An Israeli man was wounded when a mortar shell fired from Syria struck Israel’s Golan Heights.