The fall of Bashar Assad saw a ‘former’ Al-Qaida group of militants come to power in Syria with a discourse of moderation and – oh, boy – ‘diversity.’
As Christmas Eve is upon us, that whole discourse will be put to the test, and so, far, the verdict is mixed.
While in Damascus the Christmas market looks peaceful and certainly beautiful, elsewhere in the country Islamist militants set fire to a Christmas tree, unleashing protests by the Christian minority.
Hundreds of people have come out in protest in Christian areas of the Syrian capital of Damascus, after video emerged showing hooded fighters setting the Christmas tree near Hama.
Sky News reported:
“’We demand the rights of Christians’, demonstrators chanted as they marched through the city on Christmas Eve.
The overthrow of Bashar al Assad by rebels led by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) – a group once aligned with Al Qaeda – has sparked concerns for religious minorities in Syria, but the group’s leader has insisted that all faiths will be respected.”
Watch: Christmas tree set on fire in Syria.
The tree was burned down earlier.
— Lord Bebo (@MyLordBebo) December 23, 2024
The protests erupted after Islamic fighters torched a Christmas tree in the Christian-majority town of Suqaylabiyah, near the city of Hama.
According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, the perpetrators were foreigners from the Islamist group Ansar al Tawhid.
“A demonstrator who gave his name as Georges said he was protesting ‘injustice against Christians’. ‘If we’re not allowed to live our Christian faith in our country, as we used to, then we don’t belong here anymore’, he said.”
Watch: Syrian Christians protesting.
Syrian Christians …
4/ pic.twitter.com/178lk13Ovf— Lord Bebo (@MyLordBebo) December 23, 2024
Watch: Christians raise a cross where the Christmas tree was burned down.
Christians raised a cross where the Christmas tree was burned down in Syria.
They protest against the HTS rebels that want to attack Christianity!
— Lord Bebo (@MyLordBebo) December 23, 2024
A religious leader from HTS rebel group that toppled Assad claimed that ‘those who set the tree on fire were not Syrian’ and vowed that they would be punished.
“’The tree will be restored and lit up by tomorrow morning’, he said.”
Watch: Damascus Christmas market looking peaceful and nice.
Damascus Christmas market … looks nice.
I truly hope the people will be safe and happy in Syria. So it’s nice to see. pic.twitter.com/RQhVjcdIXZ
— Lord Bebo (@MyLordBebo) December 24, 2024
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