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which found 1,230 anti-Christian hate crimes recorded by 10 European governments in 2023 Photo: REUTERS/Francis Mascarenhas

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Syrian bishop on situation in the country: calls for presence of UN blue helmets against internal violence and Israeli attacks

After days of violence and more than a thousand dead, including some Christians, the al-Sharaa government has declared the operation against the Alawites on the west coast of the country over. Damascus also signed a merger agreement with the Kurds. For the archbishop of Homs, peace requires an international presence and the end of sanctions. So far, the authorities have not fulfilled their promises.