Sat, Sep 6, 2014, 01:02
Irish troops prove their mettle on hostile Syrian front line
One group of surrounded Filipinos fled under cover of darkness, but the second platoon was not so lucky and it was the Irish who were called in to save them
First published:Sat, Sep 6, 2014, 01:02
The Irish military’s status as being among the best peacekeepers and peace-enforcers in the world might seem like a tired cliché. There was nothing tired though about the actions of the Irish men and women of the Defence Forces last weekend while serving with the United Nations mission in Syria.
With 44 of their Fijian colleagues having been kidnapped by armed rebels, tensions in the Golan Heights were ratcheted up further when Filipino troops were targeted.
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Irish troops prove their mettle on hostile Syrian front line
Irish troops prove their mettle on hostile Syrian front line
One group of surrounded Filipinos fled under cover of darkness, but the second platoon was not so lucky and it was the Irish who were called in to save them
First published:Sat, Sep 6, 2014, 01:02
The Irish military’s status as being among the best peacekeepers and peace-enforcers in the world might seem like a tired cliché. There was nothing tired though about the actions of the Irish men and women of the Defence Forces last weekend while serving with the United Nations mission in Syria.
With 44 of their Fijian colleagues having been kidnapped by armed rebels, tensions in the Golan Heights were ratcheted up further when Filipino troops were targeted.
Continue reading at:
Irish troops prove their mettle on hostile Syrian front line
