Syria’s Christians fear for future after deadly sectarian violence
Recent sectarian violence in Syria’s coastal region deepened fears among the shrinking Christian minority about their future and prompting church leaders to urge national reconciliation.
Smoke rises while members of the Syrian forces ride on a vehicle as they battle against a nascent insurgency by fighters from ousted leader Bashar al-Assad's Alawite sect, in Latakia, Syria, on March 7, 2025.(photo credit: REUTERS/KARAM AL-MASRI)ByRIZIK ALABI/THE MEDIA LINE