18 September 2014 UNITED NATIONS. KAZINFORM Some 100 children have died in the Syrian opposition-controlled areas of the north-western Idlib province where the UN measles vaccination campaign was held, Syrian Ambassador to the UN Bashar Jaafari said on Wednesday. Earlier… Read More ›
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Syrian opposition fighters seize 12 nuns from Christian village
Mother superior says nuns abducted from convent have been taken with three other women to town held by rebels Associated Press in Damascus theguardian.com, Tuesday 3 December 2013 09.04 EST A Syrian nun lights candles in the church… Read More ›
Syria Christian church looted, ruined by rebels
Photo: RIA Novosti Three weeks after seizing the mostly Christian-populated town of Maaloula north of Damascus, Syrian rebels have ruined and looted the community’s church, destroying or stealing a lot of revered old icons. The 4th-century church of St Sergius… Read More ›