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Fearing Change, Back Assad:

Abu Elias sat beneath the towering stairs leading from the Convent of Our Lady of Saydnaya, a church high up in the mountains outside Damascus, where Christians have worshiped for 1,400 years. "We are all scared of what will come next," he said turning to a man seated beside him, Robert, an Iraqi refugee who escaped the sectarian strife in his homeland. Ref. Source 7

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Syria: Relief reaches Homs


Barnabas Aid is sending emergency relief to Christians trapped in Homs after the withdrawal of anti-government forces from the Baba Amr district.
Source: Worthy Christian News

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Syrian Christians 'targeted' by rebels:

Thousands are said to have left Homs after the rebels took over. Ref. Source 6

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Syria: Christians take up arms for first time

"Everybody is fighting everybody," said George, an Armenian Christian from the city. "The Armenians are fighting because they believe the FSA are sent by their Turkish oppressors to attack them, the Christians want to defend their neighbourhoods, Shabiha regime militia are there to kill and rape, the army is fighting the FSA, and the [Kurdish militant group] PKK have their own militia too." Ref. Source 5

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SYRIA - Christians form "Popular committees" armed to prevent violence:

The Christian communities in Syria, after repeated violence suffered by armed gangs, often jihadist groups, have begun to organize, in different locations, "Popular dissuasive committees", formed by young armed Christians, who seek to prevent banditry and violence and defend their neighborhoods. Ref. Source 7

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Video: Islamists Attack Christians In Syria:

The Jihadist motives of the Syrian revolution are revealing themselves more and more every day. Just yesterday it was reported that the Christian village of Rablah has been taken hostage; the perpetuators involved are Lebanese Islamists from a terrorist group called Ahmad Ammoun. Ref. Source 3

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Orthodox priest kidnapped in Damascus found dead:

This was confirmed to Fides by Fr. Haddad's greek-orthodox confrere, who asked for anonymity. "His body was horribly tortured and his eyes gouged out," he told Fides. "It is a purely terrorist act. Fr. Haddad is a martyr of our church. " Ref. Source 1

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The plight of Syria's Christians:

'We left Homs because they were trying to kill us': In the civil war, they have tried to stay neutral. But despite this, many are now facing persecution and death Ref. Source 9