Syria: Christians, Other Minorities Under Genocidal Attack During Leadership of Ahmed Al-Sharaa

by Uzay Bulut  •  Gatestone Institute  •  March 31, 2026

Following President Ahmed al-Sharaa’s December 2024 seizure of power in Syria, the jihadist regime’s persecution of religious minorities, including Christians, Druze and Alawites, has skyrocketed as the country undergoes a process of radical Islamization. Pictured: Mar Elyas Greek Orthodox Church in Damascus on June 22, 2025, after an attack by jihadists who murdered 25 Christians and wounded nearly 70 there during Sunday mass. Screengrab via Youtube

• Christians in Syria are once again under attack by Islamic groups affiliated with the country’s jihadist regime, headed by President Ahmed al-Sharaa, a former al-Qaeda leader also known as Abu Mohammad al-Julani.

• Following al-Sharaa’s December 2024 seizure of power in Syria, persecution of religious minorities, including Christians, Druze and Alawites, has skyrocketed as the country undergoes a process of radical Islamization.
• U.S. President Donald J. Trump should never have allowed HTS and al-Sharaa – who justifiably had a $10 million bounty placed on his head by the U.S. State Department – to use Syria to entrench Sunni Islam by jihad (holy war). Al-Sharaa should be replaced at once.
• Jihad is not a local problem. If it is rewarded with an internationally recognized government in Syria, jihad will spread like wildfire across the globe.

Christians in Syria are once again under attack by Islamic groups affiliated with the country’s jihadist regime, headed by President Ahmed al-Sharaa, a former al-Qaeda leader also known as Abu Mohammad al-Julani.

On March 22, the Ethnikos Association of Latakia-Antaradus (EALA) — a Canada-based non-profit that advocates for the human rights of Syria’s Alawite and Rum (Greek) communities — issued a statement about the escalating attacks on Christians in Syria:

“Credible, firsthand reports indicate a serious and rapidly deteriorating security situation [is occurring] for Christians in Kfarbo (Hama Governorate), Mhardeh (Hama Governorate), Al-Suqaylabiyah (Hama Governorate), Wadi al-Nasara (Homs Governorate), and surrounding areas….

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