{"id":42512,"date":"2013-09-05T13:39:01","date_gmt":"2013-09-05T10:39:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nationalturk.com\/en\/?p=42512"},"modified":"2013-09-05T13:40:17","modified_gmt":"2013-09-05T10:40:17","slug":"syria-civil-warislamists-syrian-rebel-group-jabhat-al-nusra-attack-christian-village-breaking-news-42512","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nationalturk.com\/en\/syria-civil-warislamists-syrian-rebel-group-jabhat-al-nusra-attack-christian-village-breaking-news-42512\/","title":{"rendered":"Syria Civil War:Islamists Syrian rebel group Jabhat al-Nusra attack Christian village \/ Breaking News"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Here they are Syrian islamists rebels who US trying to help,\u00a0Al-Qaeda linked group attacked a predominantly Christian village sympathetic to the Assad regime in western Syria.<\/h1>\n

The attack began at dawn to village when a Jabhat al-Nusra fighter blew himself up at a government checkpoint near the entrance to the\u00a0 village of Maaloula, according to a Syrian official and the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, which collects information from anti-regime activists.<\/p>\n

Maaloula \u2013 a mountain village of 2,000 residents 60km northeast of Damascus – is home to some of the most ancient Orthodox Christian relics and is a major pilgrimage destination. It\u2019s also one of the very few places in the world where people still speak Aramaic, a biblical-era language Jesus is believed to have spoken.<\/p>\n

Following the suicide bombing, al-Nusra rebels and government forces traded fire, with the rebels eventually seizing the checkpoint and taking over a hotel on a mountain overlooking the village, according the Observatory and a local nun.<\/p>\n

Rebels also disabled two tanks and an armored personnel carrier and killed eight regime soldiers during the fighting.<\/p>\n

From the mountaintop hotel, rebels fired shells into the village, forcing around 80 people to take refuge in a convent, the nun said.<\/p>\n

A Syrian government official has confirmed the attack, AP reported.<\/p>\n

Rebel mortar fire hit a sports hall in Damascus, killing Mohammed Ali Neimeh, a member of the national taekwondo team.<\/p>\n

This attack is proof of what can happen seizes control of the rebels in Syria, is United States to\u00a0take responsibility for a massacre of Alawite and Christians ?<\/p>\n

Government forces and rebels also fought in Daraya, located just outside Damascus, according to amateur video obtained by AP.<\/p>\n

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A Syrian Orthodox nun lights candles inside the historical church of Mar Taqla in the village of Maaloula north of Damascus<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The ongoing fighting between various rebel forces – often with conflicting aims and loyalties – and Assad\u2019s military unfolded Wednesday as the US came closer to authorizing military attacks on Syrian government entities in response to the alleged use of chemical weapons weeks ago.<\/p>\n

A US Senate panel confirmed a resolution for force on Wednesday, which will see a vote from the full Senate soon. Meanwhile, the US House questioned key administration officials about the scope and strategy of any assault on Syrian forces.<\/p>\n

A team of UN investigators is still analyzing samples taken near Damascus to confirm whether Western allegations that the Syrian government launched the attack are true.<\/p>\n

Regardless, US President Barack Obama said Wednesday that he will not hesitate to use force in Syria even if Congress fails to lend its support.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs commander in chief I always preserve the right and the responsibility to act on behalf of America’s national security. I don’t believe that I was required to take this to Congress. But I did not take this to Congress because I think it’s an empty exercise,” Obama said during a news conference in Stockholm on Wednesday, after a meeting with the Swedish prime minister.<\/p>\n

In a parliament debate, French Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault called for intervention in Syria, saying that Assad had used chemical weapons and will do so again if not deterred by a Western-led force.<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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