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[TrueAndMagneticNorth]

Hi Friends,

An update on the plight of Syrian Christians, particularly around the city of Aleppo.

I refer you to a fresh article, from Breitbart News, titled, 'Exclusive: Persecution Expert- Christians in Aleppo could face 'Beginning of the end' under jihadi rule'.

Here are some key takeaways:

- Aleppo can be viewed as a microcosm of greater Syria.

- The Christian population of Aleppo is now no more than 20,000. Christians now make up only 1% of Syria's population. Prior to the Syrian Civil War, Christians made up 8-10% of Syria's population.

- The Western-backed jihadists who recently took over Syria are a rebranded offshoot of al-Queda and ISIS. They are currently engaging in low-level persecution of Christians and are making noise about 'protecting religious minorities', but we should be very skeptical/wary about these claims.

While Breitbart has traditionally been anti-Assad, it openly admits that minority groups such as Christians were protected by Assad, and that their future is now uncertain at best under the rebranded jihadis ('al-Queda in suits'). At worst, they could now be facing their last days in Syria after 2,000 years, right back to the days when Jesus Himself walked the Earth.

Link to the article is below:

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.breitb ... -rule/amp/