▁fighting . ▁ ▁Ireland ▁deployed ▁ 1 1 5 ▁peace keep ers ▁with ▁U ND OF ▁in ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁and ▁are ▁based ▁in ▁Camp ▁Fa ou ar . ▁The ▁Irish ▁peace keep ers ▁were ▁attacked ▁by ▁Sy rian ▁reb els ▁on ▁ 2 9 ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 3 . ▁The ▁Irish ▁con voy ▁came ▁under ▁small ▁arms ▁fire ▁and ▁was ▁hit ▁with ▁an ▁explos ion ▁before ▁the ▁reb els ▁retre ated . ▁ ▁In ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁Sy rian ▁reb els ▁captured ▁F ij ian ▁peace keep ers ▁and ▁surrounded ▁Filip inos ▁man ning ▁two ▁separate ▁UN ▁posts . ▁All ▁ 7 2 ▁Philipp ine ▁troops ▁tra pped ▁by ▁Islam ists ▁escaped ▁after ▁eng aging ▁about ▁ 1 0 0 ▁Islam ist ▁milit ants ▁surrounding ▁them ▁in ▁a ▁seven - hour ▁fire f ight . ▁Irish ▁U ND OF ▁troops ▁helped ▁in ▁the ▁rescue . ▁The ▁ 4 5 ▁captured ▁F ij ian ▁peace keep ers ▁were ▁released ▁by ▁al - N us ra ▁Front ▁reb els ▁on ▁ 1 1 ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 4 . ▁ ▁Mand ate ▁ ▁In ▁recomm ending ▁the ▁current ▁extension ▁of ▁the ▁mand ate , ▁UN ▁Secretary - General ▁Ban ▁Ki - mo on ▁observed ▁that ▁despite ▁the ▁present ▁calm ▁in ▁the ▁Isra eli - S y rian ▁ce ase fire ▁line , ▁the ▁situation ▁in ▁the ▁Middle ▁East ▁was ▁likely ▁to ▁remain ▁t ense . ▁Until ▁a ▁compreh ensive ▁settlement ▁was ▁reached , ▁the ▁Secretary