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Philippine troops pull 'greatest escape' in Golan

by Jim Gomez and Ryan Lucas - September 1, 2014 - 6:05am

Under cover of darkness, 40 Filipino peacekeepers escaped their besieged outpost in the Golan Heights after a seven-hour gunbattle with Syrian rebels, Philippine officials said yesterday.

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