The Battle for Qusayr and the fate of #Saint_Elias_Church
▻http://english.al-akhbar.com/content/battle-qusayr-and-fate-saint-elias-church
Map of Qusayr showing the location of Saint Elias Church (sources: Google Earth; Wikimapia; Facebook page of Saint Elias Church Qusayr) Map of Qusayr showing the location of Saint Elias Church (sources: Google Earth; Wikimapia; Facebook page of Saint Elias Church Qusayr)
On June 6, 2013, the BBC’s staff were reportedly the first Western reporters to enter Qusayr, after Syrian regime forces backed by #Hezbollah fighters declared the town’s takeover. Qusayr had been under the control of armed opposition fighters for nearly a year, and the battle for the town marked the official and overt entry of Hezbollah into the war.
Hisham Ashkar
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