Syrian Rebels Push into Assad’s Alawite Mountain Stronghold
Zaman al-Wasl (Opposition website)
August 6, 2013
Rebels are advancing towards Assad’s hometown of Qardaha
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Rebels are advancing towards Assad’s hometown of Qardaha
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