This also "paints" the Syrians as cooperative, I'm sure they wouldn't mind some help cleaning up their part of this mess.
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This also "paints" the Syrians as cooperative, I'm sure they wouldn't mind some help cleaning up their part of this mess.
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I can't speak for the Syrian stuff but the Israeli side of things was definitely coordinated.
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Nice to hear.
Nothing says F*ck you UN, like er... saying F*ck you UN.
http://www.timesofisrael.com/filipino-force-defied-un-commander-in-golan-crisis/
http://www.timesofisrael.com/filipino-force-defied-un-commander-in-golan-crisis/
The story should ID the UN Commander.
Went and found it.
Lieutenant General Iqbal Singh Singha
Indian Army.
Dumbass.
LOL, Pardus posted as I was typing an edit.
Went and found it.
Lieutenant General Iqbal Singh Singha
Indian Army.
Dumbass.
LOL, Pardus posted as I was typing an edit.
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http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/filipino-force-defied-commander-golan-crisis-25201618
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UNDOF Force Commander and Head of Mission
Lieutenant General I S Singha. Indian Army.
Ironically the former commander was Filipino...
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PH troops repel Syrian rebels
Filipinos escape massacre in another UN camp
Cynthia D. Balana |Philippine Daily Inquirer
2:50 am | Sunday, August 31st, 2014
Forty Filipino peacekeepers are battling heavily armed Syrian rebels who are trying to overrun their United Nations encampment on the Golan Heights, Defense Secretary Voltaire Gazmin said on Saturday.
“They have high morale,” Gazmin told reporters, referring to the group of Filipino peacekeepers defending Area Position 68 of the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force (Undof) on the Golan Heights.
Gazmin said the rebels attacked Area Position 68, about 4 kilometers from Area Position 69, after noon but were repulsed by the Filipinos.
The fire fight was going on between the Filipino peacekeepers and the rebels as of 5 p.m. in Manila.
Gazmin said the Filipinos had reported no casualties. He praised the elite troops’ courage and “high morale.”
A military official who asked not to be identified said the Filipino troops manning Area Positions 68 and 69 belonged to the Philippine Army’s elite Scout Rangers and Special Forces.
Gazmin said a second group of 35 Filipino peacekeepers manning Area Position 69 in the UN-controlled buffer zone between Israel and Syria were “extricated” after Syrian troops came to reinforce the Philippine troops when the rebels attacked at 6 a.m.
In a post on its website, the Irish Mirror said the Filipinos managed to escape from their besieged post but were chased by the rebels.
Irish peacekeepers, however, saved the Filipinos from “a massacre by securing an escape route” for them “near the Israeli-Syrian border,” the Mirror said.
The military official who asked for anonymity said the decision to extricate the Philippine forces from Area Position 69 was made by the Undof commander and not by the Philippine government.
On Friday, the United Nations ordered 58 Filipino peacekeepers moved from Area Position 60 to Undof headquarters in Camp Faouar.
Read more: http://globalnation.inquirer.net/110271/ph-troops-repel-syrian-rebels#ixzz3C7vR5dkB
Filipinos escape massacre in another UN camp
Cynthia D. Balana |Philippine Daily Inquirer
2:50 am | Sunday, August 31st, 2014
Forty Filipino peacekeepers are battling heavily armed Syrian rebels who are trying to overrun their United Nations encampment on the Golan Heights, Defense Secretary Voltaire Gazmin said on Saturday.
“They have high morale,” Gazmin told reporters, referring to the group of Filipino peacekeepers defending Area Position 68 of the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force (Undof) on the Golan Heights.
Gazmin said the rebels attacked Area Position 68, about 4 kilometers from Area Position 69, after noon but were repulsed by the Filipinos.
The fire fight was going on between the Filipino peacekeepers and the rebels as of 5 p.m. in Manila.
Gazmin said the Filipinos had reported no casualties. He praised the elite troops’ courage and “high morale.”
A military official who asked not to be identified said the Filipino troops manning Area Positions 68 and 69 belonged to the Philippine Army’s elite Scout Rangers and Special Forces.
Gazmin said a second group of 35 Filipino peacekeepers manning Area Position 69 in the UN-controlled buffer zone between Israel and Syria were “extricated” after Syrian troops came to reinforce the Philippine troops when the rebels attacked at 6 a.m.
In a post on its website, the Irish Mirror said the Filipinos managed to escape from their besieged post but were chased by the rebels.
Irish peacekeepers, however, saved the Filipinos from “a massacre by securing an escape route” for them “near the Israeli-Syrian border,” the Mirror said.
The military official who asked for anonymity said the decision to extricate the Philippine forces from Area Position 69 was made by the Undof commander and not by the Philippine government.
On Friday, the United Nations ordered 58 Filipino peacekeepers moved from Area Position 60 to Undof headquarters in Camp Faouar.
Read more: http://globalnation.inquirer.net/110271/ph-troops-repel-syrian-rebels#ixzz3C7vR5dkB
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Bad call on the part of UNDOF commander LtGeneral SINGHA. He should review and understand UN ROE and when in doubt, common sense must take over.
Surrender to Islamic anything? Yeah, Ok...
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After being involved in a seven hour firefight with them no less!
I've mates who were out there last year and the stories that came back about the Force Commander means this development isnt even really surprising. He should be out of a job after this.
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If it wasn't for the Israeli's, UNDOF probably wouldn't exist now.
They offer a crazy amount of support to the mission.
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Well the Fijians are still being held so the Great White Hope may be called upon again to get his negotiation on!
I'm a little disappointed to see a Sikh make that kind of a blunder. But the UN is the UN, so...
My guess is he isn't on the A-list and the UN gig is a way to hide him and promote him at the same time.
Israel did not assist the Syrians in any way. Where this may have been confused is that 2 things happened:
1) The Syrians launched air strikes on the rebels at Qunetra
1.1) This is very sigificant as Qunetra is in a buffer zone (Syrian side) and the Syrians are not allowed to fly there
1.2) Israel would have had to OK this or would have shot the Syrian aircraft down
2) A Syrian drone strayed into actual Israeli airspace and was destroyed by a Patriot Missile (Thanks USA!)
2.1) This is being treated as a navigation error and not any hostile move
Points 1 and 2 clearly indicate that Israel prefers Assad's troops manning the Qunetra border crossing, but have not taken any actions on or over Syrian ground and are rather watching with concern
I don't know if kit's making international news, but alsot daily stray small arms and mortars are landing in Israel proper from the fighting in Syria. When intentionally targeting Israel, Isrel has responded with Artillery fire toward the source of hostilities.
It is indeed a tough neighborhood!
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Thank you for offering some insight on the situation.
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How fucked are things when you (me) want Russia to jump in and kick arse?
Frankly at this point I don't think it matters and having one of our enemies drawn into a major conflict might be beneficial to us. Use that time to rebuild and fuck them up after they are war wèary and spread thin.
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