Al-Qaida-linked Syria rebels attack Christian village

Thursday, September 5, 2013

BEIRUT -- Al-Qaida-linked rebels launched an assault Wednesday on a regime-held Christian village in the densely populated west of Syria, and new clashes erupted near the capital, Damascus -- part of a brutal battle of attrition each side believes it can win despite more than two years of deadlock.

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