Syrian rebels holding Fijiian peacekeepers issue list of demands

Al Qaida-linked Syrian rebels holding 45 Fijian peacekeepers hostage have issued a set of demands for their release, an official said today.

The Nusra Front seized the Fijians last Thursday in the Golan Heights, where a 1,200-strong UN force - including 130 Irish troops - monitors the buffer zone between Syria and Israel.