المرصد السوري لحقوق الانسان
The Syrian Observatory For Human Rights
Daily Archives

10/03/2014

Syrian military seizes village by Lebanese border

BEIRUT, Lebanon — Syrian-government forces seized a village in the central province of Homs yesterday, state media and a monitoring group said. The move is part of a push for control of areas along the Lebanese border. The village of…

Syrian Nuns Held By Rebels for Months Released

JDEIDET YABOUS, Syria—Thirteen Syrian nuns and three other women held captive by al Qaeda-linked rebels for nearly three months have been released. A pro-regime businessman living in Damascus said he was in negotiations with the Nusra…

Syria’s Maalula nuns freed

Jdeidet Yabus (Syria) (AFP) - A group of nuns kidnapped by rebels in the Syrian town of Maalula in December were released early Monday thanks to Lebanese-Qatari mediation and handed to the Syrian authorities, an AFP journalist said. A…

Nuns Held By Syrian Rebels Released After Three Months

(Reuters) -- About a dozen nuns held by rebels in Syria for more than three months have been released and are on their way to Damascus via Lebanon, a security source and church officials said on Sunday.   A Lebanese security source said…

Reports: 13 nuns freed by kidnappers in Syria

(CNN) -- Thirteen nuns and three maids kidnapped in late November from a Greek Orthodox monastery in Syria were freed Sunday, a pro-Syrian government news network and Lebanese state media reported. The women were "less than a few hours"…

Nuns kidnapped by rebels in Syria freed

A group of nuns held by rebels in Syria for more than three months have been released and are on their way to Damascus via Lebanon. A Lebanese security source said the nuns had been taken to the Lebanese town of Arsal earlier in the week…

Nuns kidnapped in Syria’s Maaloula set free

Twelve Lebanese and Syrian nuns who were kidnapped from the historic Christian town of Maaloula in December have been released and are now in the custody of Lebanese authorities. Lebanon's National News Agency confirmed the arrival of the…

Syrian Rebels Release Greek Orthodox Nuns

A pro-Syrian government news network and Lebanese State media reported that the thirteen Greek Orthodox nuns and three maids that were kidnapped in late November from a Greek Orthodox monastery in Syria were freed on Sunday, March 9, 2014.…

Government aircraft pound Yabroud

BEIRUT: Government aircraft pounded the rebel stronghold of Yabroud Sunday as clashes raged near the town, according to anti-regime activists and a monitoring group. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human rights said three…

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