Dr. Anthony J. Limberakis, National Commander of the Archons of the Ecumenical Patriarchate, noted that His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew recently spoke with His Beatitude John X, Patriarch of Antioch and All the East. “Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew ‘offered prayers to Almighty God, asking for peace to prevail in the hearts of all and for stability and reconciliation to be restored in Syria.’”

For background on the situation of Christians in Syria, see here.

The Greek Antiochian Parish of Latakia is evacuating Antiochian Greeks from the Qirdaha region, where massacres against Alawites are unfolding. We call on Greece and Cyprus to support these efforts.

— Greco-Levantines World Wide (@GrecoLevantines) March 8, 2025

Joint Statement by the Patriarchs in Syria Damascus, 8 March 2025

In recent days, #Syria has witnessed a dangerous escalation of violence, brutality, and killings, resulting in attacks on innocent civilians, including women and children. Homes have been violated, their sanctity… pic.twitter.com/taN78IdCDY — Greco-Levantines World Wide (@GrecoLevantines) March 8, 2025

“SYRIA: Turkey-backed jihadists massacre Greek Orthodox Christians and Alawites in latest bout of violence,” by Paul Antonopoulos, Greek City Times, March 8, 2025:

Hundreds of Christians, including Greek Orthodox, and Alawites have been killed after clashes broke out on Thursday in the Latakia and Tartous regions on Syria’s Mediterranean coast, according to a human rights monitoring group.

The Syrian Network for Human Rights (SNHR) said on Friday that more than 225 people have been killed since Thursday. However, this is believed to be a gross underreporting, with activists on the ground, such as Coast Youth Forum, believing the death toll could be as high as 1,800, mostly Alawites, but also Christians.

Syria’s new regime, led by so-called transitional president Ahmad al-Sharaa, has for months been massacring the Alawite minority, as well as Christians, under the guise of eliminating remnants of the former Assad dictatorship….