https://thehill.com/opinion/5386850-syrian-christian-heritage-threatened/
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The civil war, however, shattered this pluralistic order. Today, fewer than 300,000 Christians remain in Syria, down from roughly 2 million prior to the war. What remains is a deeply vulnerable remnant community, surrounded by instability, sectarianism and extremism. The recent bombing of Saint Elias Church is not just another act of terror — it's a signal of the accelerating cultural erasure of a heritage that predates Islam by centuries...."
