Islamist Nusra Front kidnaps UN peacekeepers on Golan Heights

Syrian rebels from the al-Nusra front in the Golan Heights have kidnapped 40 Philippine peacekeepers from the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force between Israel and Syria.

The al-Arabiya network reported that militants fighting with Jabhat al-Nusra, affiliated with al-Qaeda, kidnapped soldiers of the UN Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF) in the Golan Heights. According to reports, those abducted include 40 soldiers of Philippine origin.

Meanwhile, Irish forces in the same group are reported to be hunkered down, but safe.

Irish soldiers with #UNDOF on Golan Heights in 'Groundhog' over fierce clashes in their AO. All personnel safe, but it's clearly hairy.
— Michael O'Toole (@mickthehack) August 27, 2014

And this is really likely to convince other countries to send their troops to this area as 'peacekeeping forces'....