Abducted Syrian nuns have been released by radical militants and are on their way towards Syrian capital, Damascus.
Syrian nuns who were abducted by extremist militants in Syria’s Maalula last year may be released today, Sunday, local and Syrian media outlets have reported.
Syrian nuns who were abducted by radical militants in Syria have been relocated, as negotiators have lost contact with them, sources have said.
Syrian nuns who were abducted by foreign-backed militants have appeared in a new video aired by the Qatari news channel Al-Jazeera.
Reports have emerged revealing Qatar is in talks with the Syrian opposition to secure the release of 13 Syrian nuns held by militants in a town near the border with Lebanon since early December.
A senior Orthodox Church official has urged Christians to take up arms in Syria and defend themselves against extremists, condemning the international community for not stopping flow of arms to Syria militants.
Extremist militants have abducted 12 nuns after occupying a Christian village north of Damascus, the Vatican's ambassador to Syria has said.