Forty-five Fijian United Nations peacekeepers who were seized in the Golan Heights in Syria two weeks ago have been released and are in high spirits, their prime minister says.
The soldiers had been held for more than two weeks by rebels from al-Nusra Front, which has links to al-Qaeda.
They were driven to a crossing and into Israeli-held territory where they were freed, the BBC reported.
Fijian Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama said the men were safely back in a UN compound and were in high spirits.