Nuns held by rebels in Syria freed after three months

 "The deal is for the release of 138 women from Assad's prisons," the
rebel source said, referring to Syrian President Bashar Assad.






In
December, the nuns appeared in a video obtained by Al Jazeera
television, saying they were in good health, but it was not clear under
what conditions the video had been filmed.






Syrian
state television devoted significant coverage to the release on Sunday,
but made no mention of any prisoner exchange agreement. It broadcast
live footage from the Lebanese border and interviews with church
officials, including one who denounced the West as only believing "in
the dollar."





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