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Members of the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF) stand on an armoured vehicle driving in the Israeli-annexed Golan Heights near the Quneitra crossing, the only border crossing between Israel and Syria, on August 30, 2014. UN peacekeepers caught up in heavy fighting on the Golan Heights were evacuated as the fate of more than 110 of their colleagues captured by Syrian rebels remained uncertain. Irish soldiers with UNDOF, which is responsible for ensuring the maintenance of the armistice line between Israel and Syria, took part in an evacuation of UN troops during today's fighting, the Irish military said in a statement. AFP PHOTO / AHMAD GHARABLI (Photo credit should read AHMAD GHARABLI/AFP via Getty Images)