In an official statement after a suicide bomber was opened on the worshiper before blowing Himola in a Christian church in Damascus, the Syrian government called the attack a frustrated attempt to weaken the attack and destroy the country. The internal ministry convicted the so -called “Islamic State” group for the attack, killing 25 people and injured 63.
In the neighboring Lebanon, President Joseph Aaon “asked for the necessary measures to prevent his repetition, provided protection for the places of worship and their visitors, and ensure the safety of all Syrian citizens, regardless of their religion, the Syrian people have a foundation to stop the discord.”
Leaders of the Assembly of Catholic ordinances of the holy land in Jerusalem said: “There is no justification – religious, moral, or rational – for the slaughter of innocents, at least there is a serious deformity of all in a holy place under the guise of faith.”
‘Frequent violence’
Michael Bauur, head of the Berut Office of the Conrad Adenora Foundation, Germany, told DW that the attack not only targeted the worshipers in the church, nor to send a message roughly, but also to send a message. “Recent months recently had violence against religious minorities, discovered as alvites and drozers,” said Bauur, “Bauur said, the foundation of which is closely associated with Germany’s conservative Christian Democrats.
“The latest attack, as terrible, is a thermal that is not only directed against Chrisian, but is also against the social taunts of the entire country as well as against the transition process,” Bauur said.
In Damascus, a 20 -year -old Christian Sidara, who asked that her full name was not used, told DW that she knew many victims of Sunday’s attack. “My mother’s condition is somewhat stable,” Sidara said, “but I lost my friend in this incident.”
He said that the officers should act. Sidara said, “We send a message to provide security to the Syrian government, because if the situation remains the same, the Syrian Christians can no longer live in such circumstances,” Sidara said. “If security is not ensured, Christians in Syria may grow against this government.”
Building representative government
President Ahmed al-Shara has promised the inclusive government. Bauur said that he and his officials would know that Syria requires a fundamental change process that includes all population groups.
Several militia members who have become officers or agents of Syrian security forces can see things differently, however, Bauur said. He said, “They want to implement their own world vision, which does not include the additions, Christians, Drews or other Kafir in the new Syria,” he said. “This is a big challenge,” he said.
Ever since the government was overthrown at the end of 2024, foreign fighter jets involved in revolutionary forces in the long civil war of Syrian have been accused of frequent violence against minorities. However, the underfunded government had difficulty in developing security forces. Germany Trade and Investment Business Information Service estimates that Syrian economy will continue to shrink for the third consecutive year in 2025.
Before the war began in 2011, Christian created 7% of Syrian population. According to A, a decade and a half decade has reduced the ratio by about 2%. Report By Vatican News,
58 -year -old Naval, who was injured in a Sunday attack, asked that his full name was not used, DW reported that the violence would eventually affect all Syrians. “We are one of the people, Christians, Muslims and people of all religions and sects,” said Naval. “And whoever did this act – this time it killed Christians, but tomorrow it will ever be killed more Syrian.”
Syria: Multi -Rilyus, Multithynic
Although Damascus and villages across the country are mainly Christian neighborhood, Bauur said that followers have been widely integrated with other religious communities in Syria.
“Christians therefore exist through different parts of the country,” said Bauur. “Unlike Drews, for example, they live shoulder to shoulder with citizens of other religions. And of course, it has created a certain feeling.”
“Syrian our country,” said Sidara. He said, “We want if someone is not insulted by communal provocation or other supply,” he said.
“But what happened in the church on Sunday confirms the presence of sectarism,” Sidara said, “And such acts want us to wonder if we need to leave Syria one day.”
Omar album in Syria contributed to this report, which was the original published in German.
