Last week the Pilipino UNDOF troops to the UN staged the so called "Great Escape" at Golan Heights. Pilipino UNDOF troops stationed in Post 68, a UN facility at Golan Heights managed to escape into safety in Israel last Sunday. During the stand-off last week between Philippine Peacekeepers and Al-Nusra Front (a rebel force in Syria and linked to Al Qaeda), Lt. Gen. Iqbal Singh Singha, UNDOF Commander (allegedly) ordered our boys to "surrender" their weapons to their besiegers and to be freed later together with their fellow 45 Fijian Peacekeepers. We all know what happened... ALL HELL BREAK LOSSE!!
7 hours of gunfire exchange which resulted to 3 rebels dead. Running low on ammo and with no signs of reinforcement. Our boys escaped Post 68 during the ceasefire at the middle of the night while their besiegers are asleep. UN made a statement that Lt. Gen. Singh Singha denies the order to surrender but simply ordered to "lay down their arms" and "don't shoot" during the confrontation. Lt. Gen Singh Singha also called our boys "unprofessional" by defying his orders and "act of cowardice" by running away from their post. This contradicts to the information that relayed by our Philippine Peacekeepers to the AFP.
While our boys enjoy the fruits of their "Great Escape". UN and Fiji are face with 45 Fijian UNDOF troops that are captives by Al-Nusra Front and to be trial under Islamic Shari'a Law. It was reported that 45 Fijian UNDOF troops surrendered to the Al-Nusral Front. Now the Fiji’s Army Chief Brigadier General Mosese Tikoitoga revealed that the detained 45 Fijian peacekeepers, in fact, indeed surrendered to the Al-Nusra Front following the orders of UNDOF Commander Lt. Gen. Iqbal Singha.
So who's to be blamed here?Who's making up stories and twisting the truth in order to prove that he/they're honorable?
Kayo na sumagot. Baka kasi ipasok pa ako sa Grammar Gestapo ng mga Grammar Nazi. Dumudugo na kasi ilong at na mild stroke na utak ko sa sinulat ko.
for further info:
http://www.jpost.com/Middle-East/Al-Nusra-threatening-to-put-captive-Fiji-UN-troops-on-trial-under-Islamic-law-374544And Kudos the the Irish force who rescued our boys at Post 69 and Syrian Army who provided defensive artillery fire for our boys at Post 68 during the siege.
P.S. Sorry for my previous post "Philippines' "Great Escape" and Fiji's... ?"