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Catholic Vote: Patriarchs Urge Restraint, Condemn Violence Killing Christians and Other Minorities in Syria – Brown Pelican Society of Lousiana

Catholic Vote: Patriarchs Urge Restraint, Condemn Violence Killing Christians and Other Minorities in Syria

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Catholic Vote, March 9, 2025

CV NEWS FEED // In a joint statement, the three patriarchs of the largest Christian communities in Syria strongly condemned the violence that has ravaged the country’s coastal region, demanding restraint, particularly from government militias.

According to a European security report accessed by CatholicVote, intense clashes erupted on March 6 between the General Security Forces of the new government – comprised of factions affiliated with Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) Sunni Muslims – and remnants of Bashar al-Assad’s former regime. The conflict quickly spread to Latakia, Jableh, Tartus, Banias, rural Hama, and rural Homs, “resulting in catastrophic civilian casualties and widespread infrastructure destruction.”

The poorly organized Security Forces, mainly composed of former Islamist guerrillas, sustained 143 confirmed fatalities but caused over 3,000 reported civilian deaths, predominantly among Alawite communities and a smaller number of Christians. The Alawites, a Muslim sect, are considered “heretical” by Sunni extremists. …

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