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                    [Title] => Change of mind? UNDOF chief praises Filipinos' courage
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In what seems to be a reversal in opinion, Lt. Gen. Iqbal Singh Singha credited the Filipino peacekeepers who defied his direct orders for their courage after he earlier called their escape an "act of cowardice."

[DatePublished] => 2014-10-10 09:43:47 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1212169 [AuthorName] => Camille Diola [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/the-philippine-star/headlines/20141010/Iqbal-Singh-Singha-UNDOF-commander.jpg ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1375621 [Title] => Philippines won't send troops to unclear mission [Summary] =>

The Philippine president said yesterday his government would no longer deploy peacekeepers in "impossible" missions like the Golan Heights, where Filipino forces were attacked by Syrian insurgents.

[DatePublished] => 2014-10-02 02:47:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1390313 [AuthorName] => Jim Gomez [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1371237 [Title] => United Nations reaffirms support for force in Golan Heights [Summary] =>

The U.N. Security Council on Friday reaffirmed its unconditional support for maintaining the U.N. peacekeeping force in the Golan Heights that has been caught up in Syria's civil war.

[DatePublished] => 2014-09-20 10:24:41 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1289544 [AuthorName] => Edith Lederer [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => http://i62.tinypic.com/o7ugie.jpg ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1368925 [Title] => Pinoy peacekeepers continue performing duties in Golan Heights [Summary] =>

Filipino peacekeepers in the Golan Heights are still performing their duties under the mandate of the United Nations in the troubled region.

[DatePublished] => 2014-09-14 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1805318 [AuthorName] => Jaime Laude [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1367861 [Title] => Fiji may have jumped gun on fate of its UN troops [Summary] =>

Fiji on yesterday may have jumped the gun by announcing that its 45 United Nations peacekeepers who are being held captive by Syrian insurgents would be freed soon.

[DatePublished] => 2014-09-11 02:13:10 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1367483 [Title] => Fiji says Syria insurgents to release peacekeepers [Summary] =>

Fiji's military chief said Wednesday that Syrian insurgents have agreed to release 45 United Nations peacekeepers later this week without conditions.

[DatePublished] => 2014-09-10 08:42:15 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1619800 [AuthorName] => Nick Perry and Pita Ligaiula [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/the-philippine-star/headlines/20140910/Fiji-UN-peacekeepers-Syria-Golan-Heights.jpg ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1366620 [Title] => All 115 peacekeepers in Liberia safe, Ebola-free [Summary] =>

Malacañang assured the people yesterday that all 115 Filipinos serving in the United Nations peacekeeping forces are safe and have not been infected with the deadly Ebola virus plaguing Liberia and other West African countries.

[DatePublished] => 2014-09-08 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096652 [AuthorName] => Delon Porcalla [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1365892 [Title] => ‘Peacekeepers did the right thing’ [Summary] =>

Malacañang maintained yesterday the Filipino peacekeepers in the Golan Heights made the right decision to escape when attacked by Syrian rebels, a third party in the ongoing conflict between Syria and Israel.

[DatePublished] => 2014-09-06 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804901 [AuthorName] => Aurea Calica [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/the-philippine-star/headlines/20140906/peacekeepers.jpg ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1366038 [Title] => Why bother? [Summary] =>

After a seven hour firefight with Syrian rebels, Filipino UN peacekeepers manning one of the stations within the buffer zone between Israel and Syria were able to escape.

[DatePublished] => 2014-09-06 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 135937 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1444024 [AuthorName] => Korina Sanchez [SectionName] => Freeman Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1364589 [Title] => Fiji says Syrian rebels issue demands for captives [Summary] =>

Fiji's military commander says Syrian rebels have issued three demands for the release of 45 Fijian peacekeepers they've held captive for five days.

[DatePublished] => 2014-09-02 09:35:10 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => ) ) )
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