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jakeXT

(10,575 posts) Mon Mar 5, 2012, 07:16 AM Mar 2012

Syria Detains 13 French Officers in Homs, Daily Star Says [View all]

Source: Bloomberg, Daily Star

Syrian authorities are holding 13 French military officers in the central city of Homs, which was the scene of fighting between government troops and a rebel army, the Beirut-based The Daily Star reported.
The French officers are in custody at a field hospital in Homs, the newspaper reported, citing an unnamed Damascus-based pro-Syrian Palestinian official in Beirut.
Syrian and French authorities are seeking to resolve the issue, the newspaper reported.
A spokesman for the the French Ministry of Defense didn’t immediately return messages seeking comment.

Read more: http://mobile.bloomberg.com/news/2012-03-05/syria-detains-13-french-officers-in-homs-daily-star-says.html

Interesting if confirmed and/or exploited by Syria.

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Syria Detains 13 French Officers in Homs, Daily Star Says [View all] jakeXT Mar 2012 OP

Spam deleted by Stinky The Clown (MIR Team) vjiofdsa8 Mar 2012 #1

Why do I get the feeling they weren't just picnickers on a bicycle tour through the area? leveymg Mar 2012 #2

Some days ago, a thread had a picture that included what looked like a special forces operative FarCenter Mar 2012 #4

Please repost that picture and the article it was linked to. leveymg Mar 2012 #5

Here's a site with photos of various current French Special Forces rifles: leveymg Mar 2012 #7

It was similar to the H&K 416, but IIRC, the stock was different. FarCenter Mar 2012 #10

The US AR-15 is very similar the HK 416, and there are lots of them out there. Is this it? leveymg Mar 2012 #14

A foreign ministry spokesman in France said: “We deny the idea that there are French troops on the.. pampango Mar 2012 #3

Perhaps some of those "Syrians from the (rebel) Free Syrian Army" spoke perfect Parisian French? leveymg Mar 2012 #6

Something doesn't sound right about this. Ruby the Liberal Mar 2012 #8

Empirically speaking, the French have always been the type, especially with "their" empire... JackRiddler Mar 2012 #9

I stand corrected. Ruby the Liberal Mar 2012 #17

Hmm, still nothing but that initial report. Comrade Grumpy Mar 2012 #11

Leverage -- recall that the French elections are April 22 FarCenter Mar 2012 #13

There are rumor site reports from Friday that the officers were accompanied by 100 troops FarCenter Mar 2012 #12

Or the Syrian government could simply be lying. (nt) Posteritatis Mar 2012 #15

There is no indication that the Syrian government has said anything. (nt) FarCenter Mar 2012 #16

They are most likely ex-French Foreign Legion mercenaries hired by Qataris or Saudis Fool Count Mar 2012 #18

Oh this is nonsense. David__77 Mar 2012 #19

More likely a very quiet exchange. That's the usual way they do this sort of thing. leveymg Mar 2012 #20