Austria said on Thursday pulled out a United Nations force in the Golan Heights between Syrian troops and rebels fighting in the fight against the mission has been quiet for 40 years, Israel - Syria war front.
Israel, the international mission to remain in place anxious, worried that the Golan could be fighting overthrow Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's Islamist militants to launch attacks against Israel springboard.
"While appreciating the long-term contribution of Austria, and promised to peacekeeping operations in the Middle East, but we regret this decision, and hope that this will be detrimental to the further escalation in the region," Israeli Foreign Ministry said in a statement.?
But starting about 380 1,000 members make up the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF), the Austrians, threatening the entire operation.
"Austria has been the backbone of the mission, and their exit will affect the task's combat capability," UN spokesman Josephine Guerrero said.
"Members of the Council expressed its deep concern to all military activity in the region, any actor separated long-held cease-fire and the risks posed by the local population," the UN Security Council said in a statement.
The Security Council will meet to discuss Austria on Friday to withdraw. President of the Council this month, British Ambassador Mark Lyall Grant said, contributing peacekeeping officials met to see whether any country willing to provide troops to replace the Austrians.
Lyle Grant said: "We believe the Force is an extremely important task." "We support it, and we hope it continues."
Anti-Assad rebels briefly seized a cross between Israel and Syria, to send them home before the United Nations staff scurrying Syrian soldiers pushed them back, and reiterated its control Quneitra.
Rebels attack seems to be an attempt to regain some of the momentum after Assad's forces, by trained support Hezbollah guerrillas on Wednesday seized control of the town of Qusair on an important supply route near Lebanon.
In Washington, U.S. State Department spokesman Paski Jen said: "We have been very clear about our concerns about the Syrian crisis caused by the unstable situation in the region and, of course, this is another example, we will continue to call on all parties to avoid any action that would jeopardize the long-term held by the ceasefire between Israel and Syria. "
Meanwhile, Russia announced that it has been deployed to the Mediterranean naval President Vladimir Putin said the move was to defend Russia's security, Moscow faced with Western countries in support of Assad's government.
, "Putin said:" This is a strategically important region, we have the task to carry out national security of the Russian Federation provided.
Syrian government forces and their allies have won a series of success in recent weeks to improve Assad at this time, the United States and Russia are trying to organize a peace conference aimed at ending the civil war has killed more than 80,000 people.
Looking ram home the victory, Assad's troops have turned their fire village northeast Qusair, hundreds of rebels and civilians were besieged, prompting a group of activists issued a desperate appeal to rebel support.
"God gave us strength to carry on, but until when, and only God knows, we beg you to save us as soon as possible, said:" In a message posted on social networking sites.
Soon after, Syrian television announced that the army had "to restore security and stability", one of the villages in its attractions - Debaa.
France, earlier this week accused the Assad deployed nerve gas in the civil war, said Wednesday the need to "rebalance" Autumn Qusair later, but did not say how that can be achieved on the ground situation.
Russia said it was concerned that allegations of poison gas attacks may be used as a pretext for foreign intervention.
"I do not exclude anyone wants to use it to illustrate has crossed a red line, and foreign intervention is necessary," Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in Moscow news conference that his German and Finnish.
Swamp
Western countries involved in the conflict in Syria, the appetite is not, but there is also a clear aversion to Assad's strong support from Shiite Iran and Hezbollah associates, victory.
France and Britain last month to promote the European Union to abandon its armed rebels, they are mainly Sunni Muslim ban. London and Paris have not said if they intend to armed fighters. They want to ban to put pressure on Assad.
The ICRC said that negotiations with Syria to reach the wounded Qusair surrounding areas to provide medical assistance. Humanitarian Organization estimates that up to 15 million people may need help.
"Today's conflicts are very scattered, and said:" This is one of the biggest operational challenges, the ICRC, the Red Cross in the Middle East business leader Robert ? Mardini.
Qusair lies in the central province of Homs along the corridor, connecting the capital Damascus, Assad's minority Alawi sect, a branch of Shiite, coastal center.
Many rebels and civilians have fled the town as early as Wednesday, to the village of Debaa, NE 5 kilometers (3 miles), and Buwayda, otherwise 7 km in the same direction.
"We have a lot of civilians and wounded Buwayda," said activist Mohammed al-Qusair's.
Has thrown its weight firmly supports Asa Desi, Russia, warned Damascus conflict can only be resolved through diplomacy.
"Government forces in the military undoubted success, in our opinion, should not be used by the person who makes a false impression about the use of force to solve the Syrian problem faced by all the possibilities," the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement. said.
With the expansion of sectarian divisions in the region, led by Sunni Islamist organization "base" organization, Ayman al-Zawahiri, urged Syria to unite against Assad and defeat what he called U.S. plans to set up a client state, in order to protect Israel's security.
Neighbors problem
No civil war continues, the more neighbors have felt the spill.
Two men died in a shootout after Lebanese soldiers near the Syrian border on Thursday morning, while the Turkish military said a group of about 500 people trying to reach the part of the Turkish gunman conflict, a Turkish soldier was wounded.
Israel in the Golan Heights remain wary of its troops exchanged sporadic fire bomber attacked quickly revenge and warning, saying it expects the United Nations to maintain monitoring tasks.
Austria defended its decision to leave, saying that there is no longer prove their troops.
"Uncontrolled freedom of movement and immediate danger, Austrian soldiers in the region, in fact no longer exists. Has risen to an unacceptable level," Austrian Chancellor Werner Faymann and his deputy Michael Shiping De Roger in a copies of the statement said.
Japan and the Croatian army troops have left observers in recent months, the Philippines has said it could leave, Syrian anti-government armed peacekeepers were held captive.
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