Would appreciate any updates on Maaloula. This place has been ravaged by the Islamists INCLUDING THE MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD, but it seems it's making a comeback although with far fewer residents, from 12,000 before the war to now only 1,000.
http://aleteia.org/2015/09/01/statue-of-our-lady-of-fatima-to-travel-to-syria-to-protect-christians/
highlighted the return of 450 Christian families (more than 2,250 people) to the city of Maaloula, currently under the control of national authorities after being retaken from the jihadists.
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