BEIRUT: Eighty-seven Syrians wounded in the battle for Qusayr, which ended last week in victory for Syrian regime forces, have been transported to Lebanese hospitals, the Red Cross said yesterday.
The Lebanese army escorted the wounded in cooperation with local authorities in the embattled Syrian region and the International Committee of the Red Cross, an official said.
“Eighty-seven wounded Syrians were transported by the Lebanese Red Cross from Friday afternoon to Sunday morning to hospitals in Bekaa (east) and to north” Lebanon, said Georges Kettane, operations director of the Lebanese Red Cross.
Dozens of wounded Syrian rebels and civilians have independently crossed the frontier into Lebanon. Most of the wounded arrived in Arsal before being transported to hospitals in Bekaa, while others arrived in the village of Al Qasr in northeast Lebanon.
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