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Activists plead release of Syria drivers
Syrian right activists pleaded Monday with the U.S. military to release 300 Syrian truck drivers held on the border with Iraq for several days. | Wow, what a suprise! Who knew they had rights in Syria? |
Lawyer Anwar Bunni, spokesman for Syrian human rights watchdog groups, said in a statement U.S. forces have kept 300 Syrian drivers under "harsh climate conditions" at the border. | Staked out in the sun on a anthill, I hope. |
Bunni urged the Syrian and Iraqi authorities to mediate a release as soon as possible and called on international human rights group to intervene to settle the case. Damascus intervened several times in the past to secure the release of Syrian drivers who were held by U.S. forces on suspicion of involvement in terrorist attacks.
Posted by: Steve 2005-01-10 |
