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Two UN troops killed as fighting along Syrian-Israeli border rages
Two UN troops were injured in shelling in the Golan Heights between Israel and Syria, a UN spokesperson said on Thursday, as fighting raged between Syrian regime forces and rebels along the Jewish state border.
“The two suffered minor injuries from the fallout of heavy weapons fire in the area,” Kieran Dwyer told AFP. However, the report added that it was still not clear whether the shelling was a Syrian regime move to try and regain control of a Golan crossing point from the armed opposition.
Forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and rebels battled to control the strategic crossing of Al-Quneitra.
In response to the skirmishes the Israeli army has deployed tanks to the border with Syria. The United Nations confirmed “incidents” have been taking place along the Israeli-Syrian ceasefire line.
“Yes there was shooting,” Herve Ladsous told reporters during a visit to Paris, adding the UN would maintain its involvement in the nearby Golan Heights region, reported Reuters.
The development is likely to deepen Israel’s concerns that the volatile area in the north along the Israel-Syria frontier could fall into the hands of radical Islamic factions fighting along with other insurgent groups in Syria against Assad’s forces, according to AP.
More: http://english.alarabiya.net/en/News/mid…order.html
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