December 4th, 2013 - 04:01 GMT Patriarch calls for release of Maaloula nuns and orphans Greek Orthodox Patriarch John Yazigi made pleas for Syrian rebels to release of a group of nuns and orphans they captured in the ancient town of Maaloula. Read more
December 3rd, 2013 - 04:19 GMT Syrian rebels reclaim Christian town of Maaloula, monastery nuns suffer
![Site of a suicide bombing in the Jisr Abyad neighborhood in Damascus. [hdnux]](/sites/default/files/styles/d08_traditional/public/im/Syria/maaloula_nuns.jpg?itok=Anmixg1N "Site of a suicide bombing in the Jisr Abyad neighborhood in Damascus. [hdnux]")
![Maaloula's cathedral and churches empty of Christians as Syria's latest fight ensues. [Reuters]](/sites/default/files/styles/d08_traditional/public/im/Syria/maaloula-fighting-refugees-damascus.jpg?itok=EaTcLsON "Maaloula's cathedral and churches empty of Christians as Syria's latest fight ensues. [Reuters]")
