Six men who were held for more than 12 years at Guantanamo Bay have been sent to Uruguay to be resettled as refugees, the U.S. Department of Defense said in a statement Sunday. The six — four Syrians, a Tunisian and a Palestinian — were detained as suspected militants with ties to al-Qaeda but were […]
Syrian comedian Yassin Bakush killed, army blamed
Popular Syrian comedian Yassin Bakush was killed on Sunday after his car was hit by a shell in an area of war-torn southern Damascus, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said. Anti-regime activists blamed the Syrian army for his death, and distributed via the Internet an amateur video
Syrian comedian Yassin Bakush killed, army blamed
Popular Syrian comedian Yassin Bakush was killed on Sunday after his car was hit by a shell in an area of war-torn southern Damascus, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said. Anti-regime activists blamed the Syrian army for his death, and distributed via the Internet an amateur video
Turkey sees growing number of paralyzed Syrians
REYHANLI, Turkey — Most of the injured Syrians who check into the volunteer-run recovery center here stay only a few weeks, maybe a month. As soon as they regain strength and mobility, they find temporary housing in Turkey or return home to fight against the Syrian regime.
Over 20,000 Palestinian Syrians remain in Lebanon, Hamas
Over 20,500 Palestinians remain in Lebanon after fleeing the violence in Syria, including at least 3,500 who left following the latest outbreak of fighting in the Yarmouk refugee camp outside Damascus last month, according to a report released by Hamas.
Syrian rebels fight for strategic town in Hama province
Rebels began to push into a strategic town in Syria’s central Hama province on Thursday and laid siege to at least one town dominated by President Bashar al-Assad’s minority sect, activists said. The operation risks inflaming already raw sectarian tensions
Nasrallah denies the 5 Syrians planned to attack the Shiites
Hezbollah Secretary General Sheikh Hassan Nasrallah on Saturday admitted that five Syrians were arrested in Nabatiyeh with “arms” in their possession, but denied reports claiming that the group was planning to use the explosives to attack the Shiite mourners marking Ashoura on Sunday .
5 Syrians arrested for explosives possession: army
Lebanese soldiers raided an apartment in the country’s south on Saturday and arrested five Syrian nationals for possession of explosives, the army said, the latest incident fanning fears that Syria’s civil war is spilling across the border.
Lebanon suspends funding for treatment of wounded Syrians
Beirut- Lebanon’s relief agency has suspended funding treatment for wounded Syrians who cross into the country, officials said on Thursday, citing rapidly rising costs as the conflict over the border escalates.
Lebanese kidnapped by Syrians found dead in Al-Kabir River
National News Agency (NNA) reported on Sunday that the body of Lebanese citizen Adnan Hussein Al-Mohammad was found in the Al-Kabir River along the Lebanese Syrian northern border. NNA also reported that the family of the victim said the Syrian forces kidnapped Mohammad around a month ago.