After a multi-day siege, al-Qaeda-run faction Jabhat al-Nusra has conquered the Syrian village of Maaloula, though reports from state media are that Syrian troops continue to remain in the area, contesting control.
Maaloula is an ancient Christian community, where the locals still speak Aramaic and not Syrian Arabic. The village is the site of multiple ancient Christian churches, some dating back to the Roman era.
Hundreds of locals have fled since the rebels captured the village, and rebel media mouthpieces say that the fighters have attacked some of the churches. Other reports say that the fighters are forcibly converting the Christian, though how many even remain in the area after all this fighting is unclear.
It’s just the latest blow to Christianity in Syria, where communities that have survived through 1,500+ years of history are finding themselves faced with the choice of leaving or being wiped out by Islamist rebels. Al-Qaeda has accused Christians of being pro-Assad, but non-stop attacks from the rebels have virtually obliged them to hope that whatever happens in post-war Syria, it isn’t an al-Qaeda-run emirate, because if it is, the Christian minority won’t be there.
Great – Obama now is supporting killing Christians and even bombs for this – unbelievable this war criminal !!
Tenfold electrical chair would be not enough for him and the men behind US governments – and many in NATO-states.
This liar and his war mongering media claims only Assad would have SARIN nerve gas, but several Turkish Newspapers and media did report of the capture of Al Nusra terrorists with about 4 kg Sarin poison gas !
NATO media did just not report about it – also not that Carla del Ponte the UN prosecutor of International war crime tribunal and member of the investigation team did say that there is no evidence on Assad poison gas usage, but strong evidence that the "rebels did use it ! ALSO NOT REPORTED !!! -except Washington post.
Confessions of rebels having used the gas – also NOT REPORTED !!
The content of the 100 pages report of the Russians to the UN – how many of these hundred pages are reported ?
NOTHING !!
TOTAL CENSORSHIP AND BRAINWASH FOR US CITIZENS !!!
… not much better in other slave countries of NATO of course.
The war on terror turned to become war for Al QAEDA Terror !!
USA did not only create Al Qaeda (proof is given by Hillary Clinton in the video in the middle of http://08oo.wordpress.com/2012/05/30/key-reasons-… ) they did use them in Bosnia, Kosovo, Chechenya, Sudan, Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Somalia, Libya, Mali and Syria.
In case of conflicts you should always listen to BOTH SIDES ! –<<
current Syrian news sources:
http://friendsofsyria.wordpress.com/
http://www.syriaonline.sy/
http://www.sana.sy/index_eng.html
http://www.syrianfreepress.net/
Forcibly converting? Ditzy at his best! "They" did not convert then forcibly for "thousands" of years, and now they are forcibly converting. American are the dumbest people. I thought antiwar would be intelligent camp, but it compromises as dumb as the opposition.
There is no way to parse those sentences so that they make sense.
They did not convert them forcibly for thousands of years because the Alevis/Shias are tolerant of Christianity and for the past four decades, there has been a secular government. Prior to that, the French were in charge. Before that the Ottoman Empire ruled for nearly 800 years. That empire at least pretended to tolerate Christians even though they extracted a huge tax from non-Muslims and persecuted the Christians every chance they got. But the Turks wanted to do business with Europe and the British Empire so that fact mitigated their natural tendency to "force" conversions. All that changed in 1915 when the Young Turks eradicated 3 million Armenian, Assyrian and Pontus Greek Christians from Anatolia. There's nothing ditzy about this article. Al-Qaida is supported by the Saudis – who do not allow any Christian church to be built in their country and sentence any convert to death even today. Not only are they forcing Christians to convert, they're kidnapping girls as young as 8 yrs, forcibly converting them and marrying them to Al-Qaida rebels after which they're raped and often killed. That's what our fearless leader is supporting.
Very little in corporate media about this recent attack on Christians. Numerous bellicose headlines urging war however in corporate media. Great article that could be a very important part of the debate in defeating Obama and his latest war for a gas pipeline. Keep this important news coming.
That shows two thing, Syrian army is protecting Syrian people, that these barbarians are against any other humans no matter where and who they are. Is time for US and EU government to look into their "especial" relation they have "created" with tyrants of Middle East and Israel.