Persecuted Christians shared reports this week that Islamic extremists were attacking and threatening the remaining Christian minorities in Syria, warning that it was “next” after the exclusion of Alawite Shiite Muslims.
Syria experienced sudden violence against Alawis in the West Coast region this weekend, and an attack called “revenge” on the minority due to the perceived support of exiled dictator Bashar Assad. Assad and his family are Alawis, a minority within Shia Islam, and the Sunni jihadists of the country consider all who oppose their identity to their goals. These jihadists were encouraged by Assad's expulsion in December. This came after al-Qaeda derivative Hayat Tahri Al-Sham (HTS) launched a highly successful conquest campaign in late November 2024.
The HTS government, led by Topjihadya Med Alsharaa, claimed on Thursday that a group of Assad's sympathizers had launched an attack on the bases of Latakian troops, Alawite. The Sharaa administration has allowed it to launch a “option” against the suspect's fighter planes, but it claimed it would avoid civilian casualties. The administration ultimately recognized extensive evidence of such atrocities and committed to establishing a “.Committee” investigate them. On Tuesday they claimed they had it. Arrest Four people for violence at the Syrian Human Rights Observatory (SOHR), a monitor group. Documentation It killed about 1,500 people and hundreds confirmed civilians.
Extensive reports showed that an unknown jihadist party massacred the entire Alawite family at home and massacred a drone strike campaign against the countryside of Alawite communities. Soar described the violence as “the bloodiest revenge since the collapse of the Al-Assad regime.”
The attacks have overwhelmingly targeted Alawians, but some reports have shown that Christians are also suffering from threats and attacks. Under Assad, Christians were allowed to maintain church and worship unless they challenge Assad politically. The administration imprisoned and eliminated many Christian political opponents, but did not persecute Christianity itself. The result is the same Sunni jihadists who view Alawians as distrustful of the Christian community and distrust of the Christian community, despite their far more ancient existence than Christian Islam.
In a message sent to supporters on Monday, Brian Olme, CEO of the humanitarian agency's global Christian relief, warned that supporters of the group on earth had recorded attacks on Christians.
“The church is under violent attack. The extremists on HTS have unleashed brutal and unthinkable violence against Christianity and the Alawite community,” writes Olme, “and committed evil acts that wiped out the entire town, raided homes and took innocent lives, including children and elderly people.”
“Survivors are celebrating these killings and reporting the extremists who directly threaten the pastor, saying, “If we have greater control, you'll be next,” he added.
In addition to the attack, global Christian salvation reported that sources document not only illicit jihad on the ground, but also the HTS, the de facto government of Syria. The young man has been accused and forced to convert, but the suicide bomber is ready to target the church. ”
Vatican affiliated news agency Asia News It has been reported There was evidence on Monday that he killed more than 800 Christians based on religion in the massacre throughout the weekend.
“The death toll is 1,800, according to the Iraqi Christian Foundation, advocating for Christians and other religious minorities in the Middle East. They claim that the entire village is being slaughtered,” Outlet News Nation reported.
International Christian Concerns (ICC), a humanitarian organisation focused on supporting persecuted Christians, showed in a press release sent by email to reporters on Tuesday that Christians are a few minorities facing serious persecution under the HTS, including Druzes, Kurds and Alawis. The ICC observed that “many of the stories” about what is happening in Syria, including the allegations of the Pro-Assad uprising, “rely relies on HTS accounts, patterns seen previously, obscuring whether this began as a skirmish or the five-day massacre of 830 civilians pointing to the point, but was a purge of jihadism from before.
“This bloodshed from the HTS-led government is not shocking,” ICC President Jeff King said in a statement. “It's al-Qaeda and Isis in new guises. Much of the news may reflect the Syrian government's spin. This is a tactic we've seen in the past, hiding the genocide as merely a stability measure.”
King predicted the massacre by HTS Zhihadis in an interview with Breitbart News after Assad fled Syria for Russia in December.
“The new rebel government is deadly and dangerous and will be a disaster for Christians. Plus, they are not satisfied with the territory they have now,” King told Breitbart News.
“We should never trust the HTS government,” King warned. “Christians may not be their core concern, but what we should focus on is who these people are and their core ideology.”
Patriarch of the Christian Church in Syria – Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch, Syrian Patriarch of Antioch, and Catholic Patriarch of Antioch, Melkite Greek Catholic Patriarch of Antioch signature Saturday's joint letter urged an immediate end to violence against religious minorities in Syria.
“The houses were violated, the holiness was ignored, and the property was plundered, a straightforward reflection of the immeasurable suffering that the Syrian people endured,” the patriarch wrote. “The Christian Church calls for an immediate end to these horrifying acts opposed to all human and moral values, while threatening the peace of its citizens and denounce and denigrating the massacres targeting innocent civilians.”
The patriarch warns “to reaffirm the unity of Syrian territory and reject any attempts to divide it,” nods to the HTS topic and shows that Christians are not a threat to the HTS government unless the jihadists are already trying to try them.
“The Church calls for a peaceful solution that assumes responsibility from all parties in Syria, ends violence, protects human dignity and protects the unity of the people,” the letter concluded. “We pray that God may protect Syria and its people and that peace may win over the entire land.”
SHARAA – prioritizing attracting foreign, particularly Western financial investments in his country – I tried In an interview with Reuters on Monday, his terrorist organization reassured the world that it did not support the massacre and vowed to indict anyone involved.
“We fought to defend the oppressed, and even among those closest to us, we tried to defend the oppressed.
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