UN Peace Observers in Syria were Heckled and Fired Upon

UN Peacekeepers found that wearing blue made them easy targets
U.N. Observers Dodge Bullets and Mockery in Syria
Peacekeeping is no walk in the park, as demonstrated by the latest report from the UN's latest report.
"At the end of a week in which the unarmed military observers sent to Syria by the United Nations were bombed and shot, and witnessed the security forces beating protesters, the mission’s leader was forced to defend his team from the ridicule of Syrian protesters."
"At the end of a week in which the unarmed military observers sent to Syria by the United Nations were bombed and shot, and witnessed the security forces beating protesters, the mission’s leader was forced to defend his team from the ridicule of Syrian protesters."
Source: The Lede
Iraqi Protesters Denounce Turkey's Interference
"Some 200 protesters have rallied in front of the Turkish Consulate in the southern Iraqi city of Basra, calling for the Turkish government to stop interfering in Iraq's internal affairs.
Their demands included handing over Iraq's fugitive Vice President Tariq al-Hashimi, who is on trial in absentia in Baghdad, accused of running death squads."
Their demands included handing over Iraq's fugitive Vice President Tariq al-Hashimi, who is on trial in absentia in Baghdad, accused of running death squads."
Source: Radio Free Europe Radio Liberty
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