Source: Middle East Concern, July 21, 2025
Syria has witnessed three major violent events targeting religious and ethnic minorities in 2025: violence against Alawites on the coast in March, a suicide attack on St. Elias church in Damascus in June, and recent violent clashes between the Druze and the Sunni tribes in Suwayda governorate in the south.
Christian communities were favored and protected by the previous regime and now feel extremely insecure in light of this year’s events, doubting that the government has their best interest in mind, and that it may not be willing or able to protect them, even though the interim government’s statements have always described Christians as a valued, vital, and equal part of the Syrian community.
There have been dozens of smaller incidents threatening Christians through pamphlets, insulting social media posts, attacks in the streets and intimidation in casual daily interaction, but also through planned bomb attacks that were foiled by the government.
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