Tag: Damascus

Iranian Pilgrims Kidnapped In Syria, State TV Says

Iranian Pilgrims Kidnapped In Syria, State TV Says

BEIRUT — Gunmen snatched 47 Iranian pilgrims just outside Damascus on Saturday in a brazen attack that revealed the growing instability at the center of President Bashar Assad’s power. The abduction came as Syrian troops moved to crush one of the last rebel-dominated neighborhoods in the capital, shelling the area heavily. No group immediately claimed [...]

August 5, 2012 More
Syrian Security Forces Open Fire On Funeral, Killing Two

Syrian Security Forces Open Fire On Funeral, Killing Two

BEIRUT — More than 50,000 mourners marched through the capital of Syria’s Kurdish heartland Saturday in a funeral procession for one of the country’s most prominent opposition figures a day after his assassination. Security forces fired into the crowds, killing five people, witnesses said. The turnout was by far the largest in the Kurdish northeast [...]

October 9, 2011 | 0 Comments More
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