INQUIRER.net: UN requests more time as Austria readies Golan pullout

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UN requests more time as Austria readies Golan pullout Jun 12th 2013, 00:14 VIENNA—Austrian troops in the UN monitoring force on the Golan Heights will begin pulling out on Wednesday, the defense ministry said, as the UN appealed for more time to find a replacement for the departing soldiers.   "Between 60 and 80 troops will return to Austria tomorrow afternoon," defense ministry spokesman Andreas Strobl told AFP Tuesday.   "This will be the first of several groups... we will gradually bring the soldiers back to Austria," he added.   The alpine state, which has been a cornerstone of the UN force monitoring a ceasefire between Syria and Israel since 1974, announced just days ago on Thursday that it would withdraw its peaceke... Keep on reading: UN requests more time as Austria readies Golan pullout Media files: UN-peacekeeper-1024x682.jpg (image/jpeg)

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