Ireland will not leave Golan Heights

Ireland will not unilaterally pull its troops out of the UN peacekeeping force in the Golan Heights, Defence Minister Simon Coveney has said.

Ireland will not leave Golan Heights

The insistence came just a day after Mr Coveney said the 133 soldiers faced an “unacceptable” level of danger as the area they cover became dragged into the Syrian civil war.

Asked if there was any question of Ireland going solo on a pull-out, Mr Coveney said: “Not for the moment, no. We need to go through a full reevaluation and review process now. You are not going to get knee-jerk reactions from me.” Mr Coveney said the troops were safe.

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