" Syrian Rebels 'Burned Down Churches and Destroyed Christian Graves' "

[MicroBrew]

http://www.aina.org/news/20150103213217.htm

Desecration of an Armenian church by Western backed Rebels and or their Islamist buddies.

Beside the desecrated graveyard in the Syrian town of Kessab stood the Holy Trinity Armenian Evangelical church. Its library, pews and altar had all been burned by arsonists.

The perpetrators had shown both purpose and glee in their destruction of Christian sites in this ancient Armenian town. Statues were riddled with bullets and Islamist slogans were scrawled across the walls of homes and shops.

Once a haven from Syria's civil war, nestled in the hills of Latakia province, Kessab gained international fame when it was captured by rebels last spring in a surprise offensive that forced the town's 2,500 Armenian Christians to flee.

Turkey was widely accused of helping the insurgents to capture Kessab, despite the participation in the attack of Jabhat al-Nusra, an affiliate of al-Qaeda.

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The desecration of Kessab's churches contradicts the claims of Syrian rebels that their fighters are non-sectarian protectors of Christian residents and heritage.

The evidence also fails to support counter-claims by pro-government groups that Armenian Christians were "massacred" during the rebel offensive

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During weeks of planning before the assault, rebel fighters were given strict orders to use the offensive to show themselves as "moderate Muslims" and natural allies of the West.

In the first hours, all appeared to be going according to plan. Insurgents, including those from the Islamist group Ahrar al-Sham, posed for pictures showing them protecting churches and talking gently to local people.

But immediately after the media spotlight fell away, residents of Kessab told the Telegraph that the desecration began.

"They took photographs to show they were looking after the churches, and then set them alight," said Father Miron Avedissian, priest of the Armenian Apostolic church that was largely destroyed. "It all still happened in the first day."

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If Western-backed rebels tried to stop the rampage by their extremist allies, there was little evidence of a struggle.

Doors, walls and shopfronts on the town's narrow streets are covered in scrawled messages declaring "There is no God but Allah".

The white paint is still fresh on the walls of Father Avedissian's church as he tries to repair the damage.

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The Rebels the West helps are riddled with Islamists and mount operations with Jihadis. Either the secular rebels are indifferent, powerless or sympathize with those Islamists oppressing non Sunni minorities.

If Assad falls in all likelyhood there will be pogroms and ethnic cleansing of non Sunnis and Syria will be Iraq version 2 for Christians. As with Iraq, the West will be forced to take in Syrian Christian refugees while the Gulf countries , Turkey and Israel won't , despite these 3 blocks pushing for Assad's removal. Though Israel is not near as eager as the Turks and the Gulfies to see Assad gone.

 

[Staph infection]

The Muslim faith is just misunderstood. All westerners need to realize that the Muslim faith is a peaceful faith.

 

[Ocean Chief]

I'm sure that 'religion of peace' thing will kick in any day now. Aaaaaany day now...

 

[gspfedkobe24]

I'm sure that 'religion of peace' thing will kick in any day now. Aaaaaany day now...

This

 

[DushanS94]

The Muslim faith is just misunderstood. All westerners need to realize that the Muslim faith is a peaceful faith.

Which is why the Quran has such peaceful instructions, like how to properly beat your wife, or how to chop the fingers off of non-believers.

Give me a fucking break.

 

[Luger]

Not too bad.
Destroy all churches. Then the synagogues and mosques.
The world might become a little better.

 

[Rod1]

American tax dollar at work

 

[Lovestorm]

Syrian Rebels peacefully Burned Down Churches and Destroyed Christian Graves

fixed

 

[goldennirvana]

Peaceful religion gon' religion of peace

 

[Orgasmo]

The most fucked up part is that the "moderate" rebels being supported by the West, Gulf States and Turkey are actively working together with Al-Nusra, Al-Qaeda's Syrian branch. The even more fucked up part is that Al-Nusra had been allied with ISIS since November last year.

 

[KILL KILL]

The most fucked up part is that the "moderate" rebels being supported by the West, Gulf States and Turkey are actively working together with Al-Nusra, Al-Qaeda's Syrian branch. The even more fucked up part is that Al-Nusra had been allied with ISIS since November last year.

I'm not sure where you're getting that, but the U.S. has bombed al-nusra and will likely continue to do so if they act up.

http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/syria-us-b...asan-killing-bomb-maker-david-drugeon-1473534

http://www.washingtonpost.com/world...a19bac-6382-11e4-9fdc-d43b053ecb4d_story.html

Up to now, the U.S. has been ignoring al-nusra for the most part, allowing them and ISIL to pick at each other. The US on the other hand has been using the Free Syrian Army for intel, who have been steadily fighting al-nusra.

The article is disingenuous when it says that al-nusra is backed by the "west" but only suggests they've been receiving help from Turkey (which is dubious at best). Turkey has been teetering on the line lately with their actions which in no way is supported by the western countries.

 

[MicroBrew]

I'm not sure where you're getting that, but the U.S. has bombed al-nusra and will likely continue to do so if they act up.

http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/syria-us-b...asan-killing-bomb-maker-david-drugeon-1473534

http://www.washingtonpost.com/world...a19bac-6382-11e4-9fdc-d43b053ecb4d_story.html

Up to now, the U.S. has been ignoring al-nusra for the most part, allowing them and ISIL to pick at each other. The US on the other hand has been using the Free Syrian Army for intel, who have been steadily fighting al-nusra.

The article is disingenuous when it says that al-nusra is backed by the "west" but only suggests they've been receiving help from Turkey (which is dubious at best). Turkey has been teetering on the line lately with their actions which in no way is supported by the western countries.

The article doesn't say the West supported Al Nusra, it says the Turks supported the Rebels when they attacked Kessab despite Al Nusra being part of the attacking force.