Tag: Syria Christian

Syria Christian Nun Claims Rebels, Not Assad, Set Off Chemical Weapons

OCP- October 5, 2013

By Morgan Lee , CP Contributor - October 2013 Caution: The report linked to in this article contains graphic images of the casualties of the ... Read More

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

Battle for Syria Christian town of Maaloula continues

OCP- September 14, 2013

14/9/13 A BBC correspondent in Syria has said the battle for an ancient Christian town is continuing, despite reports that government forces had retaken it. ... Read More

Battle for Syria Christian town of Maaloula continues

OCP- September 12, 2013

12/9/13 A BBC correspondent in Syria has said the battle for an ancient Christian town is continuing, despite reports that government forces had retaken it. ... 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

‘Shadow war’ targets Christians in Syria

OCP- July 17, 2013

John L. Allen Jr.  17/7/13 Christian minorities face threats in many parts of the convulsed Middle East today, but perhaps nowhere is the danger more acute ... Read More

Syria’s Christian Community Under Attack

OCP- March 30, 2013

30/3/13 Beirut -- The plight of Syria's Christian community has returned to the fore once again this week after opposition forces claimed that the Assad ... Read More

Syria Christian refugees in Lebanon fear Islamist rebels

OCP- August 22, 2012

Alexandra Sandels and Patrick J. McDonnell Los Angeles Times 22/8/2012 ZAHLE, Lebanon — For most of the refugees streaming across the border into Lebanon, Syrian ... Read More