September 5, 2013 By
Karin Laub and Zeina Karam
The sound of artillery reverberated Thursday through a predominantly
Christian village north of Damascus as government troops and al-Qaida-linked
rebels battled for control of the mountainside sanctuary.
The hit-and-run
attacks on the ancient village of Maaloula, one of the few places in the world
where residents still speak Aramaic, highlighted fears among Syria's religious
minorities about the growing role of extremists among those fighting in the
civil war to topple President Bashar Assad's regime.- See more at…….
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