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From Breitbart: Hundreds of Christians marched through the streets of Damascus on Tuesday to protest the burning of a Christmas tree in a village in central Syria.
Christians have been highly skeptical of promises to protect all religious minorities made by the Islamist rebel leaders who overthrew dictator Bashar Assad.
The protests were sparked by a social media video of hooded men setting fire to a Christmas tree in the Christian town of Suqaylabiyah, located near Hama in central Syria.
The Islamist group that led the drive to overthrow dictator Bashar Assad earlier this month, Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), told Suquaylabiyah residents the fighters who burned the Christmas tree were “not Syrians.”
HTS representatives said the vandals would be caught and punished, and the Christmas tree would be restored. The BBC cited reports that the HTS emissary held up a cross to demonstrate respect for residents of the Christian town.
Allegedly, the group that burned the Christmas tree were members of a minor Islamist rebel group called Ansar al-Tawhid, which is from remnants of an ISIS-aligned group called Jund al-Aqsa that fought with HTS.
Radical Muslims lit a Christmas tree on fire in Al-Suqaylabiyah to send an unwelcoming message to the few remaining Christians in Syria. pic.twitter.com/3cgF8Gz2Oi
— Brigitte Gabriel (@ACTBrigitte) December 23, 2024
Protesters took to the street to condemn the burning of the Christmas tree.
Solidarity with our Christian brothers and sisters in Syria
Christians in Syria protesting against burning of a Christmas tree in Damascus
Video: Roya News English pic.twitter.com/yAYJurosD0
— Sachin Jose (@Sachinettiyil) December 24, 2024
The Christian protesters were seen raising a cross high into the air.
Syria 🇸🇾 When the Islamists burned down the Christmas tree, local Christians raised a Cross instead ✝️Deus Vult! pic.twitter.com/6HC1uQJ825
— Knights Templar International (@KnightsTempOrg) December 24, 2024
Earlier today, armed extremists set fire to a Christmas tree in Suqaylabiyah in Hama, Syria. Local channels say they were Uzbek militants.
HTS apologized for the incident and promised to deal with any future threats, but many Christians do not believe this will happen. pic.twitter.com/1Op98CUmTB
— The Cradle (@TheCradleMedia) December 23, 2024
Syrian Christians Demonstrate Against Islamist Rebel Government to Protest Christmas Tree Burning https://t.co/aVfCMwcmLY
— Peter Schweizer (@peterschweizer) December 24, 2024
Also this week… in Turkey, enraged Muslims were seen attacking a a Christmas tree with an axe, ripping it apart, and toppling it over.
#Turkey, a country that has become one of the most important exporters of terrorism, has radical Islamists who are attacking #Christmas trees all over the country tonight! The transformation of the Turks into unbridled Islamists is one of the achievements of #Erdogan‘s AK Party.… pic.twitter.com/Urb6uKmIc2
— Babak Taghvaee – The Crisis Watch (@BabakTaghvaee1) December 24, 2024
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