Western-Backed Rebels Move Against Syria’s Christian Minority
Churches in Homs Under Constant Attack
by Jason Ditz, October 14, 2012
Militant factions in rebel-held cities like Homs see Christian communities as easy targets for extortion, and the more Islamist blocs regularly target their churches, damaging many and destroying others.
Christians and other minorities have tried to form militias to protect their neighborhoods, but with the rebels awash in Western money and arms, they are simply out-manned and outgunned. As the fight continues to escalate, the groups are facing a tougher and tougher choice about whether to try to stay or to flee abroad.
http://news.antiwar.com/2012/10/14/western-backed-rebels-move-against-syrias-christian-minority/
Churches in Homs Under Constant Attack
by Jason Ditz, October 14, 2012
Militant factions in rebel-held cities like Homs see Christian communities as easy targets for extortion, and the more Islamist blocs regularly target their churches, damaging many and destroying others.
Christians and other minorities have tried to form militias to protect their neighborhoods, but with the rebels awash in Western money and arms, they are simply out-manned and outgunned. As the fight continues to escalate, the groups are facing a tougher and tougher choice about whether to try to stay or to flee abroad.
http://news.antiwar.com/2012/10/14/western-backed-rebels-move-against-syrias-christian-minority/