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U.N. peacekeepers taken to Syrian-Jordan border for handover
Source: Reuters
U.N. peacekeepers taken to Syrian-Jordan border for handover
By Dominic Evans
BEIRUT | Sat Mar 9, 2013 9:21am EST
(Reuters) - A group of 21 U.N. peacekeepers captured by Syrian rebels three days ago has been taken to the border with Jordan and was being handed over to Jordanian authorities, rebel activists and a violence monitoring group said on Saturday.
The Filipino peacekeepers were taken by the rebels to the border, about 10 km (6 miles) south of the village of Jamla where they had been held since being captured by the Martyrs of Yarmouk brigade, they said.
"They are now being handed over in Yarmouk Valley to Jordanian authorities," rebel activist Abu Iyas Hourani said.
There was no immediate comment from the United Nations or the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), which had said it would be ready to receive the peacekeepers when they left Jamla.
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By Dominic Evans
BEIRUT | Sat Mar 9, 2013 9:21am EST
(Reuters) - A group of 21 U.N. peacekeepers captured by Syrian rebels three days ago has been taken to the border with Jordan and was being handed over to Jordanian authorities, rebel activists and a violence monitoring group said on Saturday.
The Filipino peacekeepers were taken by the rebels to the border, about 10 km (6 miles) south of the village of Jamla where they had been held since being captured by the Martyrs of Yarmouk brigade, they said.
"They are now being handed over in Yarmouk Valley to Jordanian authorities," rebel activist Abu Iyas Hourani said.
There was no immediate comment from the United Nations or the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), which had said it would be ready to receive the peacekeepers when they left Jamla.
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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/03/09/us-syria-crisis-peacekeepers-idUSBRE92808H20130309
