U.N. peacekeepers withdrawing from Syrian-controlled Golan Heights . The United States and Russia have been at odds over the fate of Syria's chemical weapons since last year. The peacekeepers were eventually released ; others escaped a militant siege . U.N. peacekeepers have been in the region since 1974 .
U.N. peacekeepers withdrawing from Syrian-controlled Golan Heights . The withdrawal follows the capture of some peacekeepers by Syrian rebels . The peacekeepers were eventually released ; others escaped a militant siege . U.N. peacekeepers have been in the region since 1974 .