UN Security Council extends Golan Heights peacekeeping mandate for 6 months

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The 15 members of the Security Council voted in favour of the renewal of the mission, which was established in 1974 as a sort of 'barrier' between the Syrian Golan, occupied by Israel and the rest of Syria, and which has been systematically renewed even during the years of the Syrian civil war. According to the UNDOF page, the force is composed of 1.224 persons, i.e. a relatively small mission compared to other United Nations peacekeeping missio…