[Refugees 'Beaten' By Macedonian Border Guards]The Syrian asylum seeker was on the receiving end of a serious beating and the Damascus native now finds himself confined to a hospital ward in northern Greece. He says Macedonian police and soldiers are responsible for the beating – personnel charged with defending a newly-built double fence-line on the Greek border. A small number of Syrians and Iraqis are permitted to pass through every day and Mustafa's number was called on Thursday night.