When you think how the ordinary Syrian citizen is suffering, especially with the war dragging on, we all have to give our thanks for living where we do,
Syrian war is slipping from the hands of battered rebels
After three years, the humanitarian situation is getting worse, talks appear near collapse and rebels still vow to fight 'to the last man.'
March 15, 2014, 6:37 p.m
ARSAL, Lebanon — The battle is not going well for rebels dug in across the nearby brown hills in Syria, where pro-government forces were closing in Saturday on the opposition stronghold of Yabroud.
Syrian insurgents and their many supporters on this side of the border exhibit both bravado and anguish about a battle, and a war, that is fast slipping from their hands.
"We have to keep on fighting to the last man, the last breath," Abu Omar, 21, who lost his left leg to a tank shell outside Yabroud, said from his hospital bed. "We have no choice."
Syrian war is slipping from the hands of battered rebels - latimes.com
Syrian war is slipping from the hands of battered rebels
After three years, the humanitarian situation is getting worse, talks appear near collapse and rebels still vow to fight 'to the last man.'
March 15, 2014, 6:37 p.m
ARSAL, Lebanon — The battle is not going well for rebels dug in across the nearby brown hills in Syria, where pro-government forces were closing in Saturday on the opposition stronghold of Yabroud.
Syrian insurgents and their many supporters on this side of the border exhibit both bravado and anguish about a battle, and a war, that is fast slipping from their hands.
"We have to keep on fighting to the last man, the last breath," Abu Omar, 21, who lost his left leg to a tank shell outside Yabroud, said from his hospital bed. "We have no choice."
Syrian war is slipping from the hands of battered rebels - latimes.com