Peacekeepers Abducted. Rebel Arming Bans and Ban Lifts.

Posted by HCN | Syria page on Thursday, May 16, 2013
UN: 3 peacekeepers abducted between Israel-Syria
Posted Thursday, May 16, 2013, a few minutes after 7pm E.S.T., here: http://www.star-telegram.com/2013/05/16/4863800/un-3-peacekeepers-abducted-between.html
From the webpage: "The Associated Press

UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. peacekeeping chief says armed men broke into a U.N. outpost in a buffer zone separating Israel and Syria early Wednesday and abducted three U.N military observers.

Herve Ladsous told a group of reporters Thursday that the unarmed observers were held for about five hours and released unharmed."
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Another story at the Telegraph, URL is http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/syria/10062060/EU-to-block-arming-of-Syrian-rebels.html
"EU to block arming of Syrian rebels
British attempts to lift the European Union ban on arming Syrian rebels are expected to fail as member states prepare to extend the embargo to give a US-Russian peace initiative time to work."


Tags: u.n.  peace initiative  rebels 

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