U.N. forces withdrew Monday from the Syrian-controlled side of the Golan Heights , the world body confirmed . UN peacekeepers withdrawing from Syrian - controlled Egyptian Heights . The withdrawal follows the capture of some peacekeepers by Syrian forces . The prisoners were eventually released ; others survived a militant siege . U.N. observers have been in the region since 1974 .
UN peacekeepers withdrawing from Syrian - controlled Egyptian Heights . The withdrawal follows the capture of some peacekeepers by Syrian forces . The prisoners were eventually released ; others survived a militant siege . U.N. observers have been in the region since 1974 .