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50. Syrian rebel group demands hostage swap for abducted nuns

Sat Dec 7, 2013, 08:17 PM

Dec 2013

A Syrian rebel group calling itself "Free Qalamoun" has claimed the kidnapping of 12 nuns and said it wants to trade them for a thousand female detainees held by the government, a pan-Arab newspaper reported on Friday.

Rebel spokesman Mohannad Abu al-Fidaa told Asharq al-Awsat that the nuns were safe but "will not be released until several demands have been implemented, most importantly, the release of 1,000 Syrian women held in regime prisons".

Reuters could not independently confirm the report.

An official at the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate in Damascus said the nuns were safe but would not comment on which group had taken them.

http://news.yahoo.com/syrian-rebel-group-demands-hostage-swap-abducted-nuns-104226733.html

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Islamist rebels abduct 12 nuns from Syrian town [View all] Alamuti Lotus Dec 2013 OP

Post removed Post removed Dec 2013 #1

This is why we should support Bashar Assad's government cosmicone Dec 2013 #2

He was brutal to damn near everyone else, too, let's not lie. AverageJoe90 Dec 2013 #3

how was he brutal compared to these maniacs? ausboy Dec 2013 #5

Welcome to DU..nt Jesus Malverde Dec 2013 #7

Finally a voice of someone who has been there! cosmicone Dec 2013 #8

+1 burnsei sensei Dec 2013 #23

You bet! demosincebirth Dec 2013 #27

Thanks for saving that jamzrockz Dec 2013 #11

"This is why we should support Bashar Assad's government" oberliner Dec 2013 #6

Read post No. 5 instead of cosmicone Dec 2013 #9

I've read it oberliner Dec 2013 #28

Yes, from an American perspective it's better to deal with an autocratic Jesus Malverde Dec 2013 #13

its been 3 years... ausboy Dec 2013 #19

What has stuck me, watching battle footage, is how amazing the country is. Jesus Malverde Dec 2013 #20

Like when we backed the Shah in Iran? oberliner Dec 2013 #29

Failing to support him in the end was a big mistake. Jesus Malverde Dec 2013 #34

Wherever we have not supported constructed authority burnsei sensei Dec 2013 #24

In Iran, we supported constructed authority oberliner Dec 2013 #30

We refused to support constructed authority, burnsei sensei Dec 2013 #35

No, we should not support war criminals muriel_volestrangler Dec 2013 #33

Let me get this straight ... cosmicone Dec 2013 #41

No; you are profoundly mistaken muriel_volestrangler Dec 2013 #42

If we don't support Assad cosmicone Dec 2013 #43

I am appalled to see anyone on DU suggesting supprting Assad muriel_volestrangler Dec 2013 #44

There is no evidence that Assad has been a mass murderer cosmicone Dec 2013 #45

US Dept of State and Human Rights Watch: muriel_volestrangler Dec 2013 #46

A few isolated cases cosmicone Dec 2013 #47

"A few isolated murders" muriel_volestrangler Dec 2013 #48

No need to take it so personally cosmicone Dec 2013 #49

Our hatred of Assad is another Neocon adventure. Best articulated by one of it's architects mccain Jesus Malverde Dec 2013 #51

If no one has noticed, there is a war on Christians in ME countries. jessie04 Dec 2013 #4

It is because in the name of democracy cosmicone Dec 2013 #10

Islam ? Fascists ? jessie04 Dec 2013 #12

No, if you say that you're opening yourself to charges of being uninformed and simplistic. Comrade Grumpy Dec 2013 #14

Read up on the alliances between the muslim brotherhood and the Nazi's Jesus Malverde Dec 2013 #15

That is a superficial line of argument, really Alamuti Lotus Dec 2013 #17

I understand your desire to bring this up, but it's off topic. burnsei sensei Dec 2013 #36

You sound well informed. Jesus Malverde Dec 2013 #39

It's an important subject. burnsei sensei Dec 2013 #40

I am not calling all Islam as fascist cosmicone Dec 2013 #22

Look at the 14-point definition of fascism. burnsei sensei Dec 2013 #37

"The secular dictators is the best solution for these countries" oberliner Dec 2013 #31

Their understanding of democracy is best interpreted as burnsei sensei Dec 2013 #38

And there's a war on Christmas too! Oh noes! Alamuti Lotus Dec 2013 #18

There is a war on religious minorities in some parts of the ME. That is real. hrmjustin Dec 2013 #21

The Christians here are extremely ungrateful burnsei sensei Dec 2013 #25

Well said! hrmjustin Dec 2013 #26

No, just actual Christians oberliner Dec 2013 #32

I just noticed this was Maaloula which a tourist attraction these clowns attacked Jesus Malverde Dec 2013 #16

Syrian rebel group demands hostage swap for abducted nuns Jesus Malverde Dec 2013 #50