Deadly church bombing sparks fears of renewed sectarian violence in Syria

23-06-2025
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A suicide bombing, attributed to the Islamic State (ISIS), at Mar Elias Church in Damascus on Sunday killed 20 and injured 52. The incident, which marks the second such attack since the fall of Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad in December, is escalating worries about sectarian destabilization in Syria.

 

 

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