> > During these times of uncertainty, what is certain is that, a year later, > it is the Syrian people and their demands for a better future that have > been and continue to be the real losers of the entanglement of their > aspirations with conflicting regional and international geo-political > interests. > > Against this backdrop, the Palestinians in Syria are in a particularly > precarious position given their refugee status in the country. If this > status is threatened within the context of increased instability or the > descent of Syria into anarchy, which would have far reaching consequences > for all segments of Syrian society, the fate of the Palestinians could > potentially, in the worst case scenario, echo some facets of the fate of > the approximately 30,000 Palestinian refugees from Iraq following the US > occupation of that country.
https://ojcs.siue.edu/ojs/index.php/ssa/article/view/2720/682; condensed version: http://electronicintifada.net/content/uncertain-fate-palestinians-syria/11490 The Palestinian Islamist group Hamas issued a strongly worded statement on > Thursday condemning "the ugly killing of 17 PLA soldiers" by suspected > rebels in Syria. > The head of the Palestine Liberation Army (PLA) in Syria condemned on > Thursday the kidnapping and killing of 17 of his troops by "armed terrorist > groups," state news agency SANA reported. > > The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported on > Wednesday that the bodies of 13 PLA soldiers had been found after they were > kidnapped days earlier while en route to Aleppo in northern Syria. http://english.al-akhbar.com/content/hamas-slams-killing-palestinian-troops-syria -- "Hige sceal þe heardra, heorte þe cenre, mod sceal þe mare, þe ure mægen lytlað."
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