Since I wrote about this situation yesterday, there have been two major developments. First, the 40 plus Filipino troops who were surrounded by terrorists broke out of their positions and made their way to the border with Israel. According to the news reports, the Filipinos suffered no casualties despite a rather intense fire fight with the terrorists. These same reports tell us that the escape of the UN troops was supported by Syria (the Assad forces), Israel, the USA and Qatar. No one has explained what that "support" means, but it is repeated in most stories, so I add it here.
Second, the terrorists have now demanded "humanitarian aid" in exchange for the 45 UN troops from Fiji who were captured yesterday. The UN issued a demand for an immediate and unconditional release of the UN forces, but got this demand for supplies instead. It will be interesting to see just how the UN reacts to this blatant act of terrorism against UN forces. My prediction is that the UN will do nothing. Of course, predicting that the UN will do nothing is much like predicting that the sun will come up in the east.
Second, the terrorists have now demanded "humanitarian aid" in exchange for the 45 UN troops from Fiji who were captured yesterday. The UN issued a demand for an immediate and unconditional release of the UN forces, but got this demand for supplies instead. It will be interesting to see just how the UN reacts to this blatant act of terrorism against UN forces. My prediction is that the UN will do nothing. Of course, predicting that the UN will do nothing is much like predicting that the sun will come up in the east.
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