(AP-Telegraph-UK) Syrian rebels have issued three demands for the release of 45 Fijian peacekeepers they have held captive for five days. The al-Qaeda-linked Nusra Front wants to be taken off the UN terrorist list, wants humanitarian aid, and wants compensation for three of its fighters it says were killed in a shootout with UN officers.
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