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Nuns who were among a group freed after being held hostage by Islamist rebels in Syria, pray during a mass to celebrate their release at the Church of the Holy Cross in Damascus, on March 10, 2014. (AFP Photo/Louai Beshara)
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In this photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, a group of nuns who were freed after being held by rebels, greet church officials at the Syrian border town of Judaydat Yabus, early Monday, on March 10, 2014. (AP Photo/SANA)
Syria: Kidnapped nuns released
Beirut, Asharq Al-Awsat—Thirteen Lebanese and Syrian nuns seized by Syrian rebels three months ago were released on Sunday after intense international mediation efforts involving Lebanese, Qatari, Turkish and Syrian officials. The nuns were released in exchange for...Caption:
File photo of Salam Idris taken on March 6, 2013. (EPA/JULIEN WARNAND)
FSA commander rejects dismissal as UN Security Council considers Syria resolution
Beirut, New York and London, Asharq Al-Awsat—The Commander of the Free Syrian Army (FSA), Maj. Gen. Salim Idris, announced on Wednesday that he did not accept the decision to remove him from his post and replace him with Brig. Gen. Abdel-Ilah Al-Bashir. Idris said...Caption:
General Salim Idris in his office in Istanbul, Turkey (Asharq Al-Awsat)
FSA chief: Free National Army is a pipe dream
Beirut, Asharq Al-Awsat—In exclusive comments to Asharq Al-Awsat, Free Syrian Army (FSA) chief Gen. Salim Idris played down hopes of the Syrian rebels unifying their ranks in the near future, dismissing the formation of a Free National Army as a “pipe dream” and...Caption:
Free Syrian Army fighters erect the Syrian opposition flag atop a former base used by fighters from the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS), after it was captured by rival rebel forces in Manbij town in Aleppo on January 8, 2014. (Reuters/Nashwan Marzouk)