Currently, Alawites and Druze communities are the primary targets. However, concerns persist that Christians will be next in line, a fear explicitly conveyed by sources on the ground.
Émigrés hope the battered country—sometimes a haven, sometimes a persecutor—can again be home under the new government
This was the case during his recent visit to the United States—and in meetings at the ministry with ambassadors of foreign states in Athens, according to Greek “To Vima”.
Amb. Sekeris also cited Greece's keen interest over the fate and well-being of Christians and all religious and ethnic minorities in that country
Country’s inexperienced leaders try to figure out how to revive an economy decimated by sanctions, years of conflict
Captagon helped sustain the Syrian regime, and fueled war and addiction across the region
Regimes in Syria and Bangladesh fell, marking unexpected defeats against a rising tide of authoritarianism in the world
Islamist rebels promise religious tolerance, but people in Syria’s Christian communities don’t know if they can trust them
Greece, along with Austria and Cyprus, is expected to unveil a plan that includes notable EU, member-states' presence in Syria; priority on respect for human and religious communities' rights
Media reports later cited five fatalities, dozens missing; 124 people rescued in 3 separate incidents involving migrant boats in the same sea region over recent period
Earlier on Friday, the Greek Premier chaired a session of the National Security Council and discussed the Syrian crisis.