Taoiseach: Irish soldiers must not be 'dragged into Syrian civil war'

The Taoiseach Enda Kenny has said Irish troops serving on a peacekeeping mission in the Golan Heights must not be dragged into the civil war in Syria.

It comes as the Defence Minister Simon Coveney says Ireland will withdraw peacekeepers from the Golan Heights if he does not get assurances from the UN about their safety.