Shafaq News/ on Saturday called for an end toescalating violence in the country's coastal region, urging swift action towardnational reconciliation.
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.
"In recent days, Syria has witnessed a dangerous escalation ofviolence, brutality, and killings, resulting in attacks on innocent civilians,including women and children. Homes have been violated, their sanctitydisregarded, and properties looted—scenes that starkly reflect the immensesuffering endured by the Syrian people," the statement said.
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."
They urged authorities to create the necessary conditions for nationalreconciliation, ensuring a transition to a state that “respects all itscitizens and lays the foundation for a society based on equal citizenship andgenuine partnership, free from the logic of vengeance and exclusion."
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.
Fighting has gripped Syria’s coastal region, home to a majority Alawitepopulation, since Wednesday, leaving dozens dead.
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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