The damaged church of Saint Sarkis and the Bacchus monastery in the ancient Christian town of Maalula, 56 kilometers northeast of the Syrian capital Damascus, on May 14, 2014. Residents of Maalula returned to the historic Christian town in mid-April to mark Easter, glad that the Syrian army freed it from rebel control but pained at the widespread destruction. Christians make up some five percent of Syria's population and have largely avoided taking sides in the conflict that erupted in March 2011. AFP PHOTO/JOSEPH EID (Photo credit should read JOSEPH EID/AFP/Getty Images)
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