ICC Note:

At least 20 Christian churches in Aleppo, Syria have been destroyed because of airstrikes. Before the war, 60 percent of Aleppo’s population was Christian but now there are only about 27,000-30,000 Christians left. These Christians join another 225,000 Syrians who are trapped in Aleppo and are enduring bomb blasts, sickness, hunger, unreliable electricity, and little medical care. Many of the churches destroyed have historical and cultural value in addition to spiritual value.

09/30/2016 Syria (Christians in Pakistan) – A senior Russian official has confirmed that twenty churches have been destroyed as a result of the air strikes on Aleppo. Reports are that a prominent Syriac Catholic church in Aleppo sustained significant damage in a shell attack, earlier this month. Aleppo has become the main battle ground of a conflict as the Syrian forces try to capture rebel districts of Syria’s largest city. At least more than 250,000 civilians are trapped, inside the city.

In this regard, the deputy chairman of the Commission for UNESCO of the Russian Federation and the Committee for Russian-Syrian cooperation, Alexander Dzasokhov stated: “It is a magnificent city in Syria Aleppo that was famous not only for its renowned architecture and cultural sites, but it was a place where Christian aspect of this long-suffering nation has always been present. It suffers great destruction now. According to the recent data, twenty churches were destroyed there.

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