Syria's Nusra front releases UN peacekeepers in Golan

September 11, 2014 20:14

Dozens of Fijian U.N. peacekeepers, released by al-Qaeda-linked group Nusra Front in Syria on Thursday, arrived in Israeli-held territory on the Golan heights, an Israeli military spokeswoman said.

The peacekeepers were taken hostage two weeks ago when several Islamist militant groups including Nusra attacked in the volatile frontier between Syria and Israel.

"We opened the border and they entered," the Israeli military spokeswoman said, without giving any numbers.

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