BEIRUT (Reuters) - A convoy of U.N. vehicles sent to pick up 21 peacekeepers held by Syrian rebels in the southern village of Jamla has arrived at a neighbouring village but is not able to reach their location due to shelling in the area, a rebel spokesman said on Friday.
Abu Essam Taseel said three Syrian army tanks and two military cars had pulled back from around Jamla but President Bashar al-Assad's forces were still deployed around it and bombarding the region.
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