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What is the percentage of Christians in Syria?

Minority rights. Christians are believed to have constituted about 30% of the Syrian population as recently as the 1920s. Today, they make up about 10% of Syria’s 22 million people. Sunni Muslims meanwhile make up some 70% of the population and about 12% are Alawites, members of a heterodox Shia sect to which President Bashar al-Assad belongs.

Where does chaos mean pain for Syrian Christians?

Where chaos means pain. In 2018, pressure decreased on Syrian Christians overall—unfortunately, it was accompanied by a spike in violence and Christian persecution, particularly in rebel-held areas. The country’s ongoing civil war has left the country in turmoil, and Christians have not been spared from that suffering.

Who are the Christians who are fighting in Syria?

While their community faces a clear threat from the extremists of the Nusra Front and Islamic State, Christian men have been fighting in the multi-layered conflict – either alongside Kurdish militias or alongside relatively secular rebel factions, or government forces.

Who is the leader of the opposition in Syria?

Many are active in political groups such as the Syrian National Council, whose leader, the veteran communist George Sabra, is from a Christian family. The Local Co-ordination Committees, an opposition activist network, also includes Christians.