Syrian Christians in 2-week blockade by rebel fighters, residents desperateSyrian Christians in 2-week blockade by rebel fighters, residents desperate An estimated 12,000 people have spent two weeks blockaded in the Christian town of Rableh, Syria, near Homs in the south. Experiencing a shortage of food and medical supplies, residents could not leave as rebel snipers were shooting at them. The town, close to the border with Lebanon, was liberated by Syrian government for
