Syria: Christians take up arms for first time

[TranceNRG]

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worl...irst-time.html

"Everybody is fighting everybody," said George, an Armenian Christian from the city. "The Armenians are fighting because they believe the FSA are sent by their Turkish oppressors to attack them, the Christians want to defend their neighbourhoods, Shabiha regime militia are there to kill and rape, the army is fighting the FSA, and the [Kurdish militant group] PKK have their own militia too."

For the past six weeks up to 150 Christian and Armenian fighters have been fighting to prevent Free Syrian Army rebels from entering Christian heartland areas of Aleppo.

Last month the Syrian army claimed a 'victory' in removing FSA fighters from the historic Christian quarter of Jdeidah. But Christian militia fighters told the Daily Telegraph it was they who had first attacked the FSA there.

"The FSA were hiding in Farhat Square in Jdeideh. The Church committees stormed in and cleansed the area. Then the Syrian army joined us. They claimed the victory on State television," said George, who like many Christian refugees is too scared to give his full name. "The rebels were threatening the churches."

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"FSA snipers were on the rooftops and they were attacking the Maronite church and Armenian residents there," said a former clergyman calling himself John, now in Beirut, who said he had witnessed the battle.

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Residents of the city told The Telegraph that the city's minorities feared that they would suffer the same fate as Christians in Iraq, who were heavily targeted by the sectarian violence that erupted after the 2003 war.

"They are shouting 'the Alawites to the graves and the Christians to Beirut," said an Armenian mother of four who recently fled the city – a claim also made by several other Christian refugees.

John said that contrary to reports Aleppo's minority groups and wealthy residents were not all regime supporters. But he said they felt they had to protect themselves from 'peasant immigrants' who were using the war to destroy the city's sophisticated heart.

"I am not in support of the government, but the FSA are all a bunch of thugs and thieves. I watched them steal from a textile factory – they took everything; gas, materials, even the beading machines!"

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[kaiosama]

شبكة مسيحيي سوريا لدعم الثورة السورية
http://www.facebook.com/Christian.rebels

وقفة المسيحيين السوريين دعماً للثورة السورية
http://www.facebook.com/SyrianChristians

[TranceNRG]

شبكة مسيحيي سوريا لدعم الثورة السورية
http://www.facebook.com/Christian.rebels

وقفة المسيحيين السوريين دعماً للثورة السورية
http://www.facebook.com/SyrianChristians

Thank You.
Quick Question:

How would you evaluate the aforementioned article?
As a Christian in Syria what do you think about what it says?

Thanks

[kaiosama]

yes in aleppo it is true that there are extremist ..since the regime was kicked out of northern syria the border is open to all type of people and sunni extremism alqaeda type are coming now and many people are side lined by them
and also some people who never see one fsa in aleppo city christian neighborhood take the weapons and bleieve the regime media and when they see an armed man they think it is the salafist "armed terrorist group" the regime media speak of all day

any way it is a big mess now thanks to regime 20 month massacre of people, propaganda and scare tactic
the strategy of the regime is this (documentary made by christian activist basel shahadeh died in homs):
http://www.tubechop.com/watch/538780
and now we see the results

any way i am going to azaz next month it is a city in aleppo suburb and will report from here on the syria thread

[TranceNRG]

yes in aleppo it is true that there are extremist ..since the regime was kicked out of northern syria the border is open to all type of people and sunni extremism alqaeda type are coming now and many people are side lined by them
and also some people who never see one fsa in aleppo city christian neighborhood take the weapons and bleieve the regime media and when they see an armed man they think it is the salafist "armed terrorist group" the regime media speak of all day

any way it is a big mess now thanks to regime 20 month massacre of people, propaganda and scare tactic
the strategy of the regime is this (documentary made by christian activist basel shahadeh died in homs):
http://www.tubechop.com/watch/538780
and now we see the results

any way i am going to azaz next month it is a city in aleppo suburb and will report from here on the syria thread

Thank you.

Amongst the Christians, whom you have personally spoken to, are there any viable and feasible solution that are discussed or agreed upon?

[kaiosama]

Thank you.

Amongst the Christians, whom you have personally spoken to, are there any viable and feasible solution that are discussed or agreed upon?

there is no more feasible solution except civil war
impossible to negotiate with killers and any attempt at peaceful change is met by shooting on crowd, arrest and torture, bombing cities, burning farms and burning house of activist

syria is finish for the coming 10 years thanks to this regime

and please do not be fooled by regime supporters...they are brainwashed by the israel/western conspiracy leftist rhetoric or paralyzed by fear of extremism islamic


any one involved with this regime will go to hell....the same as the regime of your country

[zyx1337]

and please do not be fooled by regime supporters...they are brainwashed by the israel/western conspiracy leftist rhetoric or paralyzed by fear of extremism islamic

u mad we brainwash your retarded sheeple brothers?

yeah u mad.

[kaiosama]

u mad we brainwash your retarded sheeple brothers?

yeah u mad.

you? not you, the regime. any thing is always redirected to israel and the west. kill your own people and blame israel and the west. crush a urpising against your 42 years dictatorship rule, say you are fighting israen and western conspirator, etc. as soon as you say "israel" you have the support of some people.
what are you saying?

[TranceNRG]

there is no more feasible solution except civil war
impossible to negotiate with killers and any attempt at peaceful change is met by shooting on crowd, arrest and torture, bombing cities, burning farms and burning house of activist

syria is finish for the coming 10 years thanks to this regime

and please do not be fooled by regime supporters...they are brainwashed by the israel/western conspiracy leftist rhetoric or paralyzed by fear of extremism islamic

any one involved with this regime will go to hell....the same as the regime of your country

That's very unfortunate.

The Iranian regime will surely pay the price for choosing geopolitics over human rights, principles of justice and opposition to tyranny.

[zyx1337]

you? not you, the regime. any thing is always redirected to israel and the west. kill your own people and blame israel and the west. crush a urpising against your 42 years dictatorship rule, say you are fighting israen and western conspirator, etc. as soon as you say "israel" you have the support of some people.
what are you saying?

The question is what are YOU saying?
Are you ****ing retarded? I didnt understand a single bit from your retarded string of words.

I could eat an ABC bagels and **** out a better phrased sentence

[ICrapBig]

The question is what are YOU saying?
Are you ****ing retarded? I didnt understand a single bit from your retarded string of words.

I could eat an ABC bagels and **** out a better phrased sentence

Dude, maybe English is not his first language. The guy posts his location as Damascus.

A little bit of patience would not be the worst thing, esp after you trolled him

[swoleness19]

Are Assyrians cursed or something? you would think the countless number of genocides throughout history is not enough now we are stuck in the middle of this

[lasher]

The question is what are YOU saying?
Are you ****ing retarded? I didnt understand a single bit from your retarded string of words.

I could eat an ABC bagels and **** out a better phrased sentence

negged.

[GregariousWolf]

It looks like it's becoming a war of all against all. Sunni vs Alawi vs Christian, Arab vs Kurd, theocrat vs democrat.

[AdamDTX]

The question is what are YOU saying?
Are you ****ing retarded? I didnt understand a single bit from your retarded string of words.

I could eat an ABC bagels and **** out a better phrased sentence

Clearly English isn't his first language.. The guys posting from inside a phucking civil war and is kind enough to interact with us giving us updates from his side of things and this is how you respond?

[zyx1337]

negged.

You severely rustled my jimmies, ***g0t./

[zyx1337]

Clearly English isn't his first language.. The guys posting from inside a phucking civil war and is kind enough to interact with us giving us updates from his side of things and this is how you respond?

Yeah, A first hand non
"and please do not be fooled by regime supporters...they are brainwashed by the israel/western conspiracy leftist rhetoric or paralyzed by fear of extremism islamic"

dat dem Jews did it.

go stick a finger, retard.

[2X-eed]

Yeah, A first hand non
"and please do not be fooled by regime supporters...they are brainwashed by the israel/western conspiracy leftist rhetoric or paralyzed by fear of extremism islamic"

dat dem Jews did it.

go stick a finger, retard.

Actually, if you read his post you'd realize that what he is saying is that "the Jews did not do it." Maybe your ABC bagels aren't quite doing the trick.

[kaiosama]

christian doctor that treat fsa and shelling victim killed in aleppo by regime sniper
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?f...type=1&theater



الشهيد الدكتور جاك كورية استشهد وهو يعالج اطفال منطقة الزبدية في حلب برصاص قناص غادر ، ليذكرنا كما غيره الكثيرين بان اهل سوريا ابعد ما يكونوا عن الطائفية .. رحمك الله يا جاك
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الشهيد جاك كبرئيل كوريّة من مواليد 1969، تخرّج من كليّة الطب عام 1995، اختّص بالتحليل المخبري، وعمل في مستشفى الدولة والمستوصفات، وخلال دراسته كان يعمل في الأسرة الجامعيّة في الكاتدرائيّة.
خلال الأحداث المريرة التي تمرّ على سورية كان يعمل بإخلاص ووفاء لإسعاف المصابين، وكان مسؤولاً عن الأطفال في منطقة الزبديّة، وهناك فاجأه رصاص قنّاص غادر في إصابةٍ ثانية، قضت عليه، فأسلم الرّوح ومات شهيداً، وذلك في تمام الساعة الرابعة من بعد ظهر يوم الأحد الواقع في 16/أيلول/2012.

[kaiosama]

Are Assyrians cursed or something? you would think the countless number of genocides throughout history is not enough now we are stuck in the middle of this

asyrian falg in today protest (white flag):

[kaiosama]

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fb...9137048&type=1

[lasher]

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fb...9137048&type=1

That's a depressing sight.

But I guess it's easy to talk shyt when you aren't defending your way of life.