UN chief calls for release of peacekeepers in Syria

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon strongly condemned on Tuesday the detention of four UN peacekeepers monitoring the ceasefire line between Syria and the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights and called for their immediate release, his spokesman said.

"The Secretary-General calls on all parties to respect UNDOF's (the UN Disengagement Observer Force) freedom of movement and safety and security," Ban's spokesman Martin Nesirky told reporters. (Reuters)