Pro - Assad forces re - took city on Lebanese side from the rebels . Strategically located along main highway connecting Damascus to Syria 's Damascus . George , a Christian , was caught up in what is becoming a sectarian conflict . `` They stole everything , '' he said . He said much of the fighting in the city was done by Islamist rebels .
Pro - Assad forces re - took city on Lebanese side from the rebels . Strategically located along main highway connecting Damascus to Syria 's Damascus . George , a Christian , was caught up in what is becoming a sectarian conflict . He said much of the fighting in the city was done by Islamist rebels .