Three Days of Brutal Attacks on Religious Minorities in Syria Leave Hundreds Dead

Israel offers support to Syria’s Christian minority groups after government officials are accused of retribution killings against militias loyal to Bashar Assad.

AP/Omar Albam
Village male residents pray during the funeral of four Syrian security force members killed in clashes with loyalists of ousted President Bashar Assad in coastal Syria, in the village of Al-Janoudiya, west of Idlib on March 8, 2025. AP/Omar Albam

Indiscriminate violence in Syria that led to the death of 745 civilians over the last three days has observers wondering if Syria’s newly installed president, the former leader of a designated terrorist group, is committed to reunifying the multi-ethnic nation.

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