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VOA Turkish: Christians in Damascus prepare for Christmas amid uncertainty


A Syrian Christian woman lights a candle during the first Sunday Mass since Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's ouster, at Mariamiya Orthodox Church in Old Damascus, Syria, Dec. 15, 2024.
A Syrian Christian woman lights a candle during the first Sunday Mass since Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's ouster, at Mariamiya Orthodox Church in Old Damascus, Syria, Dec. 15, 2024.

After the rebels led by the Islamist Hayat Tahrir al-Sham toppled the Assad rule in Syria earlier this month, Christians in the capital’s historic Old Damascus neighborhood are trying to understand whether HTS will interfere with their lifestyles, holy days, celebrations and commemorations.

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