Nuns Return to Syria After Release

A group of Greek Orthodox nuns held by rebels since December are back in Syria, a day after being released in neighboring Lebanon. The 13 nuns and three attendants arrived early Monday in Jdeidet Yabous, a small town near the border about 30 kilometers northwest of Damascus. The head of their Mar Taqla monastery said the group was treated well in captivity, and thanked President Bashar al-Assad and Lebanese officials for helping secure their release. The monastery is in Maaloula, a...

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