Malacañang on Friday defended the decision of 75 Filipino peacekeeping troops to defy their commander’s order to surrender to Syrian rebels who had surrounded their positions in the Golan Heights.

The commander of the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF) in the Golan Heights, Indian Lt. Gen. Iqbal Singh Singha, criticized the Filipino troops for disobeying him.

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