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3 more peacekeepers briefly abducted in Golan Heights

Agence France-PresseMay 16, 2013 20:16
Attackers briefly abducted three more UN peacekeepers in the Golan Heights, heightening tensions in the ceasefire zone feeling increasing fallout from Syria's civil war, a UN official said Thursday. At least one of the three officers from the UN Truce Supervision Organization (UNTSO) seized at an observation post in the early hours of Wednesday was from New Zealand, according to New Zealand media.

UN pulls back Golan peacekeepers after abductions

Agence France-PresseMay 13, 2013 11:06
The United Nations on Wednesday pulled peacekeepers back from an observation post in the Golan Heights ceasefire zone where four Philippine troops were abducted by Syrian rebels, a spokesman said. The move came as countries which contribute troops to the UN Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF) expressed renewed concern about security in the zone between Israel and war-stricken Syria.

Four U.N. peacekeepers detained in Syria, unclear by whom: U.N.

May 10, 2013 20:46
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Four U.N. peacekeepers monitoring the ceasefire line between Syria and the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights were detained on Tuesday, a spokeswoman for the U.N. peacekeeping department said. It was not clear who detained the peacekeepers of the 1,000-member U.N. Disengagement Observer Force, the spokeswoman said. The peacekeepers were patrolling close to where 21 U.N. observers were detained by Syrian rebel fighters for three days in March, she added.

Philippines may pull peacekeepers from Golan

Agence France-PresseMay 10, 2013 12:30
The Philippines said Friday it may quickly withdraw from a United Nations peacekeeping force in the Golan Heights because of security concerns, following the abduction of four Filipino troops. Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert del Rosario said he had made a recommendation to President Benigno Aquino to pull out the more than 300 troops from the area. "As soon as he says go, we will undertake to do that as soon as possible," del Rosario told reporters.

Two arrested after peacekeeper killed in DR Congo

Agence France-PresseMay 10, 2013 11:00
Two people suspected of involvement in an ambush in which a Pakistani peacekeeper was killed in strife-torn eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, were arrested on Wednesday, local government officials said. "Two people suspected of the attack against a United Nations convoy have just been arrested in Walungu," said Augustin Kazadi, administrator of the eastern town. The information was confirmed by the governor of the South Kivu province, Marcellin Cishambo, who said that traditional chiefs from the region where the attack took place were assisting police.

Four UN peacekeepers seized in Golan Heights

Agence France-PresseMay 7, 2013 11:42
An armed group on Tuesday abducted four UN peacekeepers in the Golan Heights which has been hit by a mounting spillover from the Syrian civil war, the United Nations said. The four were patrolling near the Al Jamlah locality in the ceasefire zone between Israel and Syria where 21 peacekeepers were seized by Syrian rebels in March, said a UN peacekeeping spokeswoman, Josephine Guerrero. tw/sst

UN approves Mali peacekeeping force

Agence France-PresseApril 25, 2013 10:46
The UN Security Council on Thursday unanimously approved sending a force of up to 12,600 troops and police to conflict-stricken Mali. The United Nations is aiming for the force to take over from French and African troops on July 1. tw/sst

U.N. Security Council approves creation of Mali peacekeeping force

April 25, 2013 10:45
By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The U.N. Security Council unanimously approved on Thursday the creation of a 12,600-strong peacekeeping force in Mali starting July 1, which will be supported by French troops if needed to combat Islamist extremist threats in the West African country. France, aided by some 2,000 troops from Chad, began a military offensive in January to drive out Islamist fighters, who had hijacked a revolt by Mali's Tuareg rebels and seized two-thirds of Mali.

UN to authorize Mali peacekeeping force Thursday

Agence France-PresseApril 25, 2013 03:00
The UN Security Council is set to adopt a resolution Thursday creating a peacekeeping mission in Mali, to take over from French and African forces in the conflict-torn north. The force would be deployed July 1, for an initial period of 12 months, pending a Security Council ruling that the conflict has eased enough to allow the deployment.

S.Africa announces troops for troubled DR Congo

Agence France-PresseApril 17, 2013 17:18
President Jacob Zuma on Wednesday extended the deployment of 1,345 troops to the Democratic Republic of Congo where South Africa will form part of a first-ever offensive United Nations peacekeeping brigade. The fresh deployment comes after Zuma faced public anger over the dispatch of troops to the Central African Republic, where rebel clashes killed 13 soldiers last month. The deaths were South Africa's heaviest military loss since apartheid and mired in claims of dodgy deals with ousted president Francois Bozize. Zuma later pulled all troops out of the country.
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