Syrian Christians In Damascus Gathered At Church To Pray After Assad Regime Was Toppled

Posted • December 8, 2024: Syrian Rebels have toppled the Syrian government of Bashar al-Assad, who was forced to flee the country. Syrian forces abandoned their defensive positions and bases, allowing rebel forces to take the capital with little resistance. Bashar al-Assad has been in power since the death of his father in 2000. He ruled Syria with an iron fist, even using chemical weapons on his own people who dared oppose his brutal regime. The civil war that would eventually depose his rule took root during the Arab Spring in 2011. In the thirteen years that followed, as many as half a million Syrians have died, and millions more have fled the country. Thirteen years of civil war ended, at least for now, when Damascus fell. Syrians around the world are celebrating the fall of Assad's brutal regime. It remains to be seen if his replacement will be any better.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has done more than release a statement. In the face of Assad's regime being replaced with an Islamic califate, the Israeli Defense Forces have been taking action. -- Benjamin Netanyahu - בנימין נתניהו @netanyahu: “This is a historic day for the Middle East. The collapse of the Assad regime, the tyranny in Damascus, offers great opportunity but also is fraught with significant dangers. We send a hand of peace to all those beyond our border in Syria: to the Druze, to the Kurds, to the Christians, and to the Muslims who want to live in peace with Israel.” -- Israeli forces have advanced through the Golan Heights region to create a buffer zone between the Syrian and Israeli borders. Mount Hermon no longer belongs to Syria. It belongs to Israel. https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GeSKGXyXwAEKxUJ?format=jpg&name=900x900 🚨 IDF soldiers raise the Israeli flag on the Syrian side of Mount Hermon. https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GeSGe16XEAA_7BE?format=jpg&name=large

In addition to the creation of a buffer zone, the IDF has also reportedly been carrying out airstrikes to destroy advanced weapons systems and even suspected weapons facilities so that they won't fall into the hands of Islamic terrorists. 🚨 Israel is relentlessly bombing Syria right now, after also capturing the Syrian side of Mount Hermon. This is to avoid having jihadists in possession of powerful weapons. Whomever told you that Israel is "allied" to the new Syrian regime is a liar. https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GeSFqo6XYAAU0U3?format=jpg&name=large -- Israel is not alone in its apprehension over a fundamentalist Islamic organization with ties to ISIS and Al-Qaeda taking control of Syria.

Christians in Syria may be especially vulnerable. Christians in Damascus gathered at church tonight to pray for guidance during these uncertain times. The fall of Damascus could mark the end of a 2,000-year-old Christian presence in the city. Pray for Syrian Christians! The fate of Syria's Christian population is uncertain under the rule of jihadist Hayat Tahir al-Sham (HTS). Assad was a monster they knew, and they, along with the Druze and Kurds, would face what may be a different monster altogether. New Syrian leader Abu Mohammad al-Jolani is among the world's most wanted terrorists, and despite HTS's attempts to separate themselves from extremist organizations like ISIS and Al-Qaeda, the United States has designated them as a terror organization. (…)

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