Golan Heights

Syria, Israel exchange fire over border

1 day ago

Sporadic fire from Syria's civil war has occasionally hit the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights, a strategic plateau Israel captured in the 1967 war.

Gunfire from Syria hits Israeli-controlled Golan

2 days ago

Israel has found itself in a difficult position as clashes from Syria's civil war rage near its frontier with the Golan Heights, a strategic plateau captured from Syria in the 1967 war.

Syrian rebels release 4 UN Filipino peacekeepers

10 days ago

In Damascus, Information Minister Omran al-Zoubi told a news conference on Sunday that Syria has the right to enter the Golan Heights.

Philippines mulls pullout of Syria peacekeepers

12 days ago

Syrian rebels seized four peacekeepers in the U.N.-patrolled demarcation line separating the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights and Syria on Tuesday, only two months after 21 were abducted and held...

UN says 4 peacekeepers detained on Golan Heights

15 days ago

The United Nations says four peacekeepers have been detained by armed men while patrolling on the Golan Heights in an area separating Syria and Israel.

Croatia orders withdrawal of its troops from Golan

70 days ago

Croatia's parliament has approved the withdrawal of some 100 peacekeeping troops from the Golan Heights amid fears they could be targeted by Syrian government troops fighting the rebels.

UN officials hopeful Syrian rebels will soon release peacekeepers held in Golan...

75 days ago

Israel captured the Golan Heights in the 1967 Six Day-War, and mortar fire from Syria's civil war has occasionally spilled over into Israeli territory in the last year.

Philippines: Talks on for release of peacekeepers

76 days ago

The Philippine government says talks are under way for the release of 21 Filipino U.N. peacekeepers who were detained by Syrian rebels in the Golan Heights.