A Fragile Christmas: Syrian Christians Approach a Crossroads of Hope and Fear

Church bells are ringing in ancient enclaves, but their sound carries a bittersweet resonance.

AP/Hussein Malla
A Syrian Christian woman lights a candle during the first Sunday Mass since President Assad's ouster. AP/Hussein Malla

The church bells still ring in Syria’s ancient Christian enclaves, but their sound carries a bittersweet resonance. Two weeks after the surprise fall of the regime of the Syrian tyrant, Bashar Al-Assad — toppled by an offensive spearheaded by the Islamist Hayat Tahrir al-Sham — Syrian Christians stand at a crossroads of hope and dread.

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