AN initial batch of 250 Filipino soldiers deployed as peace-keepers in the troubled Golan Heights arrived in the country on Friday evening at Villamor Air Force Base in
The second batch of composed of 85 Filipino peacekeepers are
due to arrive today, a few weeks after the soldiers engaged Syrian rebels who
want to take over their posts, in a fierce standoff and subsequent firefight.
The Filipino troops’ decision to defy the order of United Nations
Disengagement Ob-server Force (UNDOF) Com-mander Lieutenant General Iqbal Sing
Singha, to surrender their weapons and raise a white flag generated controversy
in the UN circles.
They were however hailed as heroes back home, as AFP Chief
Lieutenant General Gregorio P. Catapang hailed their caper as the “greatest
escape”.
It was gathered that Catapang was also planning for a
motorcade for the soldiers who stood their ground for more than 72 hours.
Three Syrian rebels were reportedly killed by Filipino peacekeepers
during the standoff and subsequent firefight.
http://www.manilatimes.net/pinoy-peacekeepers-back-home/128140/
No comments:
Post a Comment
Note: Only a member of this blog may post a comment.