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Christians in Aleppo face uncertainty after fall of Assad
FRANCE 24 English
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12/16/2024
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In front of the St. Francis of Assisi Cathedral, these Aleppo Christians are preparing for
00:05
mass.
00:06
Since Hayat Tahrir al-Sham swept through the city, the fate of minorities is on everybody's
00:12
mind.
00:13
The Bishop Hanna Jalouf knows them well.
00:16
He used to work in Idlib, controlled by the Islamists since 2017.
00:20
They promised us, and I think their promises are honest, that everything would be left
00:27
untouched.
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They didn't come to disturb the community mix.
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They came to topple a corrupt regime.
00:34
Now the regime has fallen.
00:45
During the service, he went to great lengths to reassure his congregation, saying they
00:49
had nothing to fear.
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Today, they have offered us their hand.
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We must accept it, and we are optimistic that by accepting it, we will rebuild our
01:01
country.
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But as the churchgoers streamed out, doubts lingered in the minds of some.
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We're still scared, scared that there are extremists among them.
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Fear is still there.
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It's the first time I've been to mass since Aleppo was captured.
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We always stay at home because we are scared.
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For me, the first time I saw them was when I came here.
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They were standing here.
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I spoke to one of them.
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He told me everything was fine.
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He said, don't be afraid, you can go wherever you like.
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Up to 300,000 Christians lived in Aleppo before the start of the Syrian civil war.
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Now roughly 30,000 remain.
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Like other minorities, Kurds, Armenians, amongst others, they want to believe that Syria's
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new Islamist rulers will keep their word and won't discriminate against their faith.
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