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The United States must press the Syrian Transitional Government to bring the perpetrators of the Saint Elias Church attack to justice, implement robust security measures to protect Christian
Syria's Islamist-led government struggled to implement a ceasefire in the predominantly Druze region of Sweida on Saturday, with machinegun fire and mortar shelling ringing out after days of bloodshed.
Sectarian clashes escalated in Syria's predominantly Druze region of Sweida on Saturday, with machinegun fire and mortar shelling ringing out after
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Israel launched rare strikes in Damascus on Wednesday in a campaign it said was aimed at defending the Druze community after days of clashes in the southern city of Sweida.
The Archbishop of Homs voiced fear for the future of Syria’s Christians after a sharp rise in tensions in recent days.
Syrian government forces were struggling to implement a shaky ceasefire in the southern province of Sweida on Saturday after factional bloodshed between Druze militias and Arab Bedouin tribes left hundreds dead, threatening the country’s postwar transition.
As alarming sectarian violence swept through Syria in the third week of July, Christian communities in the region experienced a new wave of persecution. Attacks on the country's Christian, Druze and Alawite communities were perpetrated mainly by Islamist jihadists.
"Demographics don’t lie. We are witnessing a significant 80-90% decline in the Christian population in major ['West Bank'] cities." Opinion.
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The Christian Post on MSNChristians face 'increasingly perilous existence' in Syria; church bombing serves as 'brutal reminder'The bombing at the Mar Elias Church in Damascus, Syria, last month that killed over two dozen people is an indication that Syria s Islamist-led authorities under President Ahmad al Sharaa are
BEIRUT— Given the March horrific massacres on the Syrian coast and recently in Suwayda has it become legitimate to ask that partition is becoming a reality in Syria? The mosaic of partition is leading to the construction of de facto authorities that are separate and isolated from each other.