June 23, 2025 Meet the Middle East

Fearful Syrian Christians demand justice, protection after church bombing

After eight members of her family, including her husband, were killed in a suicide bombing in a Damascus church, Laure Nasr demanded justice while Syria's minority communities worried about their future."I want (Syrian interim President) Ahmed al-Sharaa to personally bring me justice," a distraught Nasr said on Monday as she received mourners at her home."Isn't he the president? Are we not a democratic state now?" she said, after Sunday's attack, which came more than six months after Islamist-led forces ousted longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad.
Source: Al Monitor
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