Here's what BBC says:
...Syria rebels withdraw from ancient Christian town of Maaloula. Syrian rebels have withdrawn after briefly entering an ancient Christian town north of Damascus, the main opposition alliance has said.
Free Syrian Army (FSA) units captured military positions outside Maaloula after heavy clashes with government forces and militiamen on Thursday.
The National Coalition said they were in the vicinity for several hours, "but did not attack any church or convent"....
Here's what France24 reports:
....By Friday, a tense calm had returned, according to witness reports.
In a phone interview with FRANCE 24 on Friday from Damascus, where he is currently staying after fleeing Wednesday’s fighting in Maaloula, a resident who did not wish to be named said “90 percent” of the villagers had left on Thursday. He also maintained that regime troops had retaken control of the checkpoint near the village entrance and that most of the rebels who entered Maaloula earlier this week had withdrawn.....
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