After taking Aleppo, Islamic rebels stole humanitarian aid, including water and medicine to feed 20,000 Christians. For the past two years worldwide christian salvationis an American nonprofit organization that works to provide aid to persecuted Christians around the world and maintains a support network on the ground in Syria. Most recently, the group delivered food and humanitarian supplies to churches about two weeks ago.
“We have provided continuous assistance for the past two years, but some of the inventory we currently have is occupied by rebel forces,” said David Currie, president and CEO of GCR. “I've been exposed,” he said. christian post. “There are still some left. We will distribute them as carefully as possible to those who are currently on the run, but the reality is that this is a very dangerous area for Christians right now.”
Aleppo has historically been called the “center of Christian faith in Syria,” but Currie said the Christian population has been and continues to decline due to the region's declining security. spoke.
last weekend, Hayat Tahrir Al ShamThe “reconstruction remnants” of Islamic State, al-Qaeda and other Islamic extremist groups took control of Aleppo and Hama, forcing Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to flee the country.
“Deemed a terrorist organization, they have ethnically cleansed Kurds and Christians from northwest Syria, including Aleppo and beyond, in less than two weeks,” Curry said. “Despite public outcry against this, we can expect them to expand their movement to other parts of the country.”
He noted that the Christian population has declined from 1.5 million to 300,000 over the past decade. civil war In Syria.
There have been numerous reports of bread and drinking water shortages. surfaced After the occupation of Aleppo by rebel forces. In addition, armed groups have imposed curfews and restricted daily life for residents, including Christians, who wish to maintain their faith and traditions. Believers in this area are currently receiving spiritual guidance from spiritual leaders who remain in the city.
On Sunday, President Joe Biden announced The United States said it was monitoring the situation in Syria after the fall of the Assad regime. Meanwhile, Curry listed several steps he thinks President-elect Donald Trump should take once he takes office next month.
“One of them is [President Trump] The establishment of humanitarian corridors and material assistance to displaced families can be encouraged. There is currently no way to protect these people. There is no way to intervene to help them,” Curry said.
The GCR president also called on Western countries to point to Turkey as the “culprit” behind the rebels, the ousted regime of Assad since 2011. Currie pointed out that Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan intends to “dominate” the region through Sunni terrorists. He has close ties with Turkey and insists that Western leaders, including Trump, must confront Turkey.
”[Trump] We're going to have to call attention to this and force him to back out,” Curry said.
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