Two bishops kidnapped: Two Syrian bishops were reportedly captured by rebels in the northwestern province of Aleppo.
State-run SANA reported that Syriac Orthodox and Greek Orthodox Archbishops of Aleppo, Yohanna Ibrahim and Paul Yazig, were taken by a “terrorist group,” according to Reuters.
The were taken in the village of Kfar Dael while taking part in “humanitarian work.”
A member of the opposition Syrian National Coalition told Reuters that the two were captured on the road to Aleppo near Bab al Hawa, which is controlled by rebel forces.
Ibrahim went to meet with Yazigi and they were kidnapped while en route to Aleppo.
Human Rights Watch on Monday said that both the Syrian government and rebels have been responsible for “indiscriminate” border attacks in Lebanon.
“Even if fighters are present in Lebanon, there is no excuse for any warring party to conduct indiscriminate strikes on residential areas,” Nadim Houry, deputy Middle East director at Human Rights Watch, said in a release. “All sides need to take all feasible precautions to protect civilians.”
Recent shelling in al-Qasr left two people dead and wounded three.
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