Wounded Syrians in Israel Fear Reaction at Home

(Reuters) Maayan Lubell - What started as a trickle is now a steady flow of scores of Syrian civilians and fighters wounded in the civil war being discreetly brought into Israel for medical treatment. It is a journey fraught with risk for those who fear the wrath of President Assad's government. "There was one man, where I am from, who was treated in Israel. The regime forces killed his three brothers," said the mother of a teenage girl who was shot in the back by a sniper. "They will kill my sons and my husband if they ever find out we were here."


2013-09-16 00:00:00

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