ISIS has surrounded 75 United Nations disengagement force deployed to man the crossing point between Syria and Israel.
The defiant soldiers have vowed not to surrender and that they will use lethal force on their attackers.
ISIS captured and detained 45 Fiji UN peacekeepers in Golan Heights 2 days ago and held them hostage.
None of the UN Peacekeepers has been harmed, intelligence officials confirm.
Negotiations to release the peacekeepers are going on.
According to open-source reports, the 75 Filipino troops were defending two posts on the Syrian side of Golan Heights, and were prepared to fight back rather than surrender, their commander in Manila said.
“We can use deadly force in defense of the UN facilities,” Colonel Roberto Ancan said
“I [would] just like to emphasize our troops are well-armed, they are well-trained … they are well-disciplined warrior peacekeepers.”
