Syria’s Christians bound by fear and uncertainty after the fall of Assad – What they say to Newsbeast

Joyful ringing of bells, gunshots, cheers, shouts, celebrations and gunshots again. Mixed sounds, frozen emotions and waiting. Christians and members of the Greek Orthodox community of Antioch poured into the street and in front of the church, next to the lit Christmas tree in the town of Saidnaya, which is only 12 km away. from Damascus, welcomed the fall of the Assad regime with joy in the early hours of Sunday. Joy wrapped in fear. A little later the rebels released prisoners from the city jail located a few meters from the temple. A prison notorious for torturing and executing prisoners for their political beliefs and ideology, some of whom were never brought to trial. The images are making the rounds on the internet. Among the prisoners there are also small children. The most daring, after their release, introduced themselves by their booking number, never by name. On the outskirts of Damascus, the faithful attended the divine service on Sunday morning and […]
Source: News Beast

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