DAMASCUS, Syria - Syria’s Christians are making preparations for the New Year celebrations. However, the recent takeover of the country by Islamist forces has left them uncertain about the future of the Christian community.
Bishop Armash and a number of other Christian figures have met with the Syrian caretaker PM and asked for guarantees for the lives of Christians.
"Today we notice that there is joy among the faithful and the people, but with that joy we feel a great deal of anxiety and fear, a fear that we feel as if our future is uncertain," he told Rudaw.
The number of Christians in Syria has significantly dwindled since the start of the civil war over a decade ago.