21 Filipino peacekeepers kidnapped while working for the UN in Syria, have arrived in Jordan, after their release earlier today.

The group were seized by opposition forces while on patrol in the Golan Heights and were held for three days.

Authorities in Manila have given a cautious welcome to the news.

Their capture has sparked fears that more governments will withdraw their soldiers from an already depleted UN mission.

It was the first abduction of its kind since conflict erupted in Syria nearly two years ago.