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Sun, 31 Aug 2014 11:54 AM

Lebanese Internal Security Forces (ISF) Corporal Saleh Baradiy, who was captured by Islamist militants in Arsal, reacts while carrying his child after his release, in Baalbek August 31, 2014. Islamist Nusra Front, a group linked to al Qaeda, on Saturday released four Sunni soldiers and a Sunni policeman whom they captured earlier this month, including Baradiy, a source close to the group said. The circumstances of their release were not immediately clear. REUTERS/Ahmad Shalha (LEBANON - Tags: CIVIL UNREST)

Sun, 31 Aug 2014 11:50 AM

Members of the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF) ride armoured personnel carriers (APCs) in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights before crossing into Syria August 31, 2014. The head of the Fijian army said on Sunday negotiations for the release of 44 soldiers seized by an al Qaeda-linked group on the Syrian side of the Golan Heights were being pursued but he worried there had been no word on where his men are being held. REUTERS/Baz Ratner (CIVIL UNREST POLITICS CONFLICT)

Sun, 31 Aug 2014 08:20 AM

Militants carry water bottles on the Syrian side of the Quneitra border crossing in the Golan Heights August 31, 2014. The head of the Fijian army said on Sunday negotiations for the release of 44 soldiers seized by an al Qaeda-linked group on the Syrian side of the Golan Heights were being pursued but he worried there had been no word on where his men are being held. In a different area of the frontier, all of more than 70 Philippine troops trapped by Islamists were now safe after staging an escape, the United Nations and Manila said on Sunday. REUTERS/Baz Ratner (CIVIL UNREST POLITICS CONFLICT)

Sun, 31 Aug 2014 08:15 AM

An Israeli soldier brushes his teeth near the Qunietra crossing in the Golan Heights August 31, 2014. The head of the Fijian army said on Sunday negotiations for the release of 44 soldiers seized by an al Qaeda-linked group on the Syrian side of the Golan Heights were being pursued but he worried there had been no word on where his men are being held. In a different area of the frontier, all of more than 70 Philippine troops trapped by Islamists were now safe after staging an escape, the United Nations and Manila said on Sunday. REUTERS/Baz Ratner (CIVIL UNREST POLITICS CONFLICT MILITARY)

Sun, 31 Aug 2014 08:10 AM

A member of the United Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF) carries binoculars at Mount Bental, an observation post in the Golan Heights that overlooks the Syrian side of the Qunietra crossing August 31, 2014. The head of the Fijian army said on Sunday negotiations for the release of 44 soldiers seized by an al Qaeda-linked group on the Syrian side of the Golan Heights were being pursued but he worried there had been no word on where his men are being held. In a different area of the frontier, all of more than 70 Philippine troops trapped by Islamists were now safe after staging an escape, the United Nations and Manila said on Sunday. REUTERS/Baz Ratner (CIVIL UNREST POLITICS CONFLICT MILITARY)

Sun, 31 Aug 2014 07:59 AM

A member of the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF) looks through binoculars at Mount Bental, an observation post in the Golan Heights that overlooks the Syrian side of the Qunietra crossing August 31, 2014. All the Philippine U.N. peacekeepers trapped by Islamist militants on the Syrian side of the Golan Heights have been moved to a secure place, the United Nations and the Philippines said. REUTERS/Baz Ratner (CIVIL UNREST POLITICS CONFLICT MILITARY)

Sun, 31 Aug 2014 07:58 AM

A member of the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF) looks through binoculars at Mount Bental, an observation post in the Golan Heights that overlooks the Syrian side of the Qunietra crossing, August 31, 2014. All the Philippine U.N. peacekeepers trapped by Islamist militants on the Syrian side of the Golan Heights have been moved to a secure place, the United Nations and the Philippines said. REUTERS/Baz Ratner (CIVIL UNREST POLITICS CONFLICT MILITARY)

Sun, 31 Aug 2014 20:21 PM

Israel and Syria helped Filipino troops escape Islamist militants, but another 44 soldiers are still held captive