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  • August 2008

    • Russia, Georgia Exchange Prisoners

      Times (UK)  |  Aug 19, 08 7:31 AM CDT

      Russia, Georgia Exchange Prisoners

      (Newser) - Russia and Georgia exchanged prisoners of war today in a gesture that observers hope will reduce tensions and expedite a Russian withdrawal. Fifteen Georgians and five Russians were set free, the Georgian military says. Yet despite the exchange, there was still no movement of Russian troops out of Gori or other parts of Georgian territory, reports the Times of London. More »

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      Russia  • Georgia  • NATO  • Dmitry Medvedev  • South Ossetia  • prisoner exchange

  • July 2008

    • Freed Militants Vow to Continue Fight With Israel

      Associated Press  |  Jul 17, 08 2:30 PM CDT

      Freed Militants Vow to Continue Fight With Israel

      (Newser) - A day after being freed in a prisoner exchange, Hezbollah fighters vowed to continue to fight Israel as they prayed at the grave of a fallen commander, the AP reports. “At this moment, I am yearning more than before to confront them,” Samir Qantar, who had been jailed in Israel for almost 30 years, said at a cemetery near Beirut. More »

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      Israel  • Lebanon  • Hezbollah  • Beirut  • Mideast peace talks  • corpse  • prisoner exchange  • Samir Qantar

    • Israel Releases 5 Prisoners, 200 Bodies in Hezbollah Deal

      New York Times  |  Jul 16, 08 11:39 AM CDT

      Israel Releases 5 Prisoners, 200 Bodies in Hezbollah Deal

      (Newser) - Israel released five Lebanese prisoners and nearly 200 bodies today, the New York Times reports, completing a deal with Hezbollah that netted the Jewish state the bodies of two of its captured soldiers. The most notable prisoner was Samir Kuntar, who had spent more than three decades in Israeli prison for murdering a 4-year-old girl. He was 16 at the time. More »

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      Israel  • Lebanon  • Hezbollah  • Lebanon War  • Israeli prisoner release  • prisoner exchange

    • Hezbollah Returns Bodies of 2 Israeli Soldiers

      Reuters  |  Jul 16, 08 4:53 AM CDT

      Hezbollah Returns Bodies of 2 Israeli Soldiers

      (Newser) - Hezbollah handed over the corpses of two slain Israeli soldiers in an exchange at the Lebanon-Israel border this morning, Reuters reports. The soldiers' capture sparked the 2006 war that killed 1,200 in Lebanon and 159 Israelis. Once the remains are identified, Israel will free five Lebanese prisoners, including one serving a life sentence for killing a 4-year-old girl and her family. More »

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      Israel  • Lebanon  • Hezbollah  • Lebanon War  • Shimon Peres  • Israeli prisoner release  • prisoner exchange

  • June 2008

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