Sectarian attacks rock a Christian town in Syria after a dispute

AP ^ | 3/28/26 | Omar Albam

[Uncle Miltie]

An argument between two men in a Christian town in central Syria led to sectarian attacks that caused widespread damage to homes, shops and cars in a reminder of religious violence that followed the fall of longtime leader Bashar Assad two years ago.

The attacks in the predominantly Christian town of Suqaylabiyah in Hama province are the latest to target members of Syria’s Christian minority, many of whom have left the country since the conflict began 15 years ago, leaving half a million people dead and the population deeply divided.

There was no immediate word on casualties in the attacks that lasted until the early hours of Saturday, during which scores of men on motorcycles from the nearby Sunni town of Qalaat al-Madiq attacked the property of Christians.

“We passed through a state of terror, fear, and panic,” said Liyan Dweir, whose clothes shop was riddled with bullets and suffered heavy damage. His children were terrified during the hourslong assault, he said.

Dweir said an argument between a resident of Suqaylabiyah and another from Qalaat al-Madiq led to scores of men from the Sunni town storming the area and attacking shops, homes and cars.

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TOPICS: Extended News; Foreign Affairs; Syria; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: christiantown; syria

[Uncle Miltie]

More at source.

[UnwashedPeasant]

"sectarian attacks"

They are hiding that the attacks are 1-sided and by Muslims, as always.