Wyatt v. Syrian Arab Republic

MEMORANDUM OPINION

URBINA, District Judge.

Denying Syria’s Motion to Dismiss

I. INTRODUCTION

This case involves the Syrian Arab Republic’s alleged support of a terrorist group (the Kurdistan Workers Party or “PKK”) that abducted and held certain of the plaintiffs hostage in the early 1990s. The plaintiffs seek damages from the Syrian Arab Republic (“Syria”) and the PKK for injuries resulting from the alleged hostage taking. Syria now moves to dismiss the plaintiffs’ third amended complaint for failure to state a claim. For the reasons that follow, the court denies Syria’s motion to dismiss.

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