Two Kuwaiti observers hurt in Syria.

Agence France Presse - Two Kuwaiti army officers who are part of the Arab League observer mission in Syria were "slightly hurt" in an attack by "unidentified protesters," the Gulf state's defense ministry said Tuesday.

The incident is the first reported case in which Arab League observers in Syria have been wounded.

The two soldiers were treated in a hospital following the Monday incident and later discharged in good health, the ministry said in a statement cited by Kuwait's official KUNA news agency.

They have resumed work at the mission's headquarters in Syria, the statement added.

Observers from Algeria, Iraq, Kuwait, Morocco and the United Arab Emirates were attacked while heading to the coastal city of Latakia, said the statement, without providing further details.

Six Kuwaiti army officers are taking part in the League's observer mission, which has been in Syria since December 26 trying to assess whether President Bashar Assad's regime is complying with a peace accord aimed at ending a bloody crackdown on dissent.