Shafaqna English– Deadly church attack highlights ongoing threats to stability and safety for minorities in Syria.
Last Sunday’s (22 June 2025) deadly attack on the Mar Elias Church in Damascus has shaken Syria, and particularly the country’s Christians.
While the target of the attack was a church – the first of its kind against a Syrian church since the fall of Assad’s regime – it serves as a reminder of the precarious security situation the country still finds itself in, affecting all Syrians.
“It’s very dangerous,” Abu Hassan, a Damascus resident, told Al Jazeera by phone. He said that he was wary of more attacks taking place as part of an attempt to sow disunity between Syria’s Christians and Muslims.
Source: Aljazeera