Syrian army seizes ancient Christian town near Lebanese border

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https://s3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/_0puc_bdXgmsAYvpirt3Bw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2014-04-14T161010Z_1_CBREA3D18X400_RTROPTP_2_CNEWS-US-SYRIA-CRISIS-CHRISTIANS.JPG (https://en-maktoob.news.yahoo.com/syrian-army-seizes-ancient-christian-town-near-lebanese-161010267.html)By Firas Makdesi MAALOULA, Syria (Reuters) - Syrian soldiers backed by Hezbollah fighters recaptured the town of Maaloula, **rth of Damascus, on Monday, military sources and state television said, further squeezing rebels' supply routes through the Qalamoun mountains into Leba**n. Islamist fighters, some from the al Qaeda-linked Nusra Front, had taken over part of the ancient Christian town in December and held several nuns captive until releasing them in March in a prisoner exchange deal. Government forces have recaptured several rebel-held areas and border towns in recent months, closing off supply routes from Leba**n and securing the main highway leading **rth from Damascus towards central Syria, Homs and the Mediterranean.




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