Syria’s Christians: Faith Under Deadly Fire
Violence erupts in Syria’s coastal towns since March 7, 2025, with over 1,300 killed, including Christians. Explore the crisis, overlooked by major news, and a call to pray for the persecuted.
Written By Naomi Ellis // EEW Magazine Newswire
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In Syria, the air’s thick with grief. Since March 7, 2025, gunmen tied to Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), the new Islamist rulers, have torn through coastal towns, leaving over 1,300 dead in three days.
Among them: Christians, a shrinking minority once guarded by Bashar al-Assad’s toppled regime. Homes burn, families scatter, and believers face a blade few American Christians can grasp. Many are asking, “Why isn’t this on every news channel?”—and for EEW Magazine readers, it’s a call to look closer.
The numbers sting. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reports 830 civilians—mostly Alawites—killed, plus security forces and fighters, per NPR. Some groups claim a steeper toll. The Iraqi Christian Foundation, an advocate for Middle East minorities, pegs the death count at 1,800, warning that villages face mass killings.
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Christians, now just 1% of Syria’s 17 million, aren’t counted apart, but Fox News says they are targets—abducted, shot, chased out. HTS, a terrorist outfit that ousted Assad in December 2024, vowed no revenge, yet villages like Jableh and Baniyas bleed.
For EEW Magazine readers, this cuts close. We pray for the persecuted, holding Jesus’ words: “If they persecuted me, they will persecute you” (John 15:20). Syria’s believers embody that—their faith a bullseye in a flipped nation. Assad’s rule, flaws and all, kept churches open; now, with HTS running things, that cover’s gone.
Reuters calls it the worst bloodshed in 13 years, yet big news skims it—leaving social media and faith voices to shout louder.
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This isn’t fresh ground. From Nigeria to North Korea, Christians take hits—over 360 million faced hostility in 2023, says Open Doors. Syria’s mess just cranks it higher. Here in America, we worship free; there, they duck bullets for it.
“Their courage humbles me—I’m praying they stand strong,” says EEW Magazine reader Keisha Morgan, a Detroit nurse.
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Their struggle’s not ours to solve, but it’s ours to spot. Philippians 2:4 nudges us to care beyond ourselves—to lift them up. Syria’s Christians don’t want pity; they want prayers and eyes that won’t turn. At EEW Magazine, we’ll keep their cry alive—because faith in the furnace deserves to be heard.
Jesus said it plain in Matthew 10:22: ‘You will be hated by all for my name’s sake.’ Syria’s Christians live that hate—yet hold on, trusting the end brings salvation. They don’t need our tears; they need our prayers and a world that sees. At EEW Magazine, we’re amplifying their stand—faith this fierce won’t be ignored.
