In a joint statement, John X, the Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Antiochand All the East MOR, Ignatius Aphrem II, Syriac Patriarch of Antioch and Allthe East, and Youssef Absi, Melkite Greek Catholic Patriarch of Antioch and Allthe East, condemned the recent wave of killings and attacks on civilians.
The patriarchs denounced "massacres targeting innocentcitizens" and called for an end to the violence, saying such acts"stand in stark opposition to all human and moral values."
The church leaders also reaffirmed their opposition to any attempt todivide Syria and called on all parties inside the country to takeresponsibility for stopping the cycle of violence and pursuing peacefulsolutions.
Syrian security forces said they were battling armed groups linked toformer military officer Suheil al-Hassan, once a prominent commander underPresident Bashar al-Assad.
The UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported on Saturdaythat the civilian death toll from the coastal violence had surpassed 340,including women and children.
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