Tag: Al Nusra Front

Battles rage in Syria Christian town: security source

OCP- September 15, 2013

15/9/13 DAMASCUS:  Syria's army battled rebels for control of the ancient Christian  town of Maaloula near Damascus  on Saturday, a security official told  AFP, a ... Read More

Syrian Christians flee enclave

OCP- September 14, 2013

14/9/13 Almost all the Christians living in the ancient Syrian village of Maaloula, which has been under siege by rebels for more than a week, ... Read More

Syrian Army battles jihadists in ancient Christian village

OCP- September 12, 2013

11/9/13 Sporadic fighting continues after Syrian government troops have regained control of the village of Maaloula, a center of Christianity in the region. RT’s correspondent ... Read More

Famed Syria Christian town falls into hands of Nusra jihadists

OCP- September 5, 2013

5/9/13 Islamist rebels in Syria seize army checkpoint leading into Christian town of Maalula as fighting rages on ground. BEIRUT - Islamist rebels in Syria ... Read More