Peacekeepers fly out to Golan Heights

More than 100 Irish soldiers have been deployed for a six-month stint in the Golan Heights.

Peacekeepers fly out to Golan Heights

The troops from the 43rd Infantry Group will form part of a UN peacekeeping mission on the heavily-fortified border between Syria and Israel.

They will join units from Fiji, India, and the Philippines as part of the UN’s disengagement observation force (UNDOF), maintaining an area of separation between the two countries.

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