Syria Islamist rebels take control of historic Christian town of Maaloula

[cali]

An al Qaeda-linked rebel group has wrested control of the historic Christian town of Maaloula from regime forces, opposition groups said Sunday.

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the hardline Islamist rebels of the al-Nusra Front seized control Saturday night.

Videos posted on YouTube in recent days showed fighting between rebels and government forces in the tiny sleepy town, an hour's drive from the capital Damascus.

"We cleansed Maaloula from all the Assad dogs and all his thugs," a rebel commander shouts at the camera in a video posted online over the weekend.

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http://www.cnn.com/2013/09/08/world/meast/syria-civil-war/

[msongs]

1. "cleansed"? well don't we have great friends over there. nt

[malletgirl02]

2. Rebels

How dare you recognize the atrocities done by the rebels, you Assad apologist!!!!!!!!!

More seriously I find it amazing how the US excuses the actions of its allies.

[Junkdrawer]

3. #1 on my "Where's the next False Flag CW Attack?" list.

If CNN is giving front page coverage to AQ in Syria, there's a reason.