Heavy Fighting in Golan as UN Seeks Return of Peacekeepers

Heavy fighting has erupted between Syrian forces and rebel fighters in the Golan Heights, as the United Nations seeks the return of 44 peacekeepers seized there last week. The clashes Monday happened near the Quneitra border crossing, the same area where al-Qaida-linked rebels abducted Fijian peacekeepers. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said there were casualties from Monday's fighting, but did not say how many. On Sunday, the U.N. said it did not have...

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