{"id":128167,"date":"2025-08-11T08:37:07","date_gmt":"2025-08-11T08:37:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/?p=128167"},"modified":"2025-08-11T08:37:08","modified_gmt":"2025-08-11T08:37:08","slug":"u-s-congressman-calls-on-syrian-government-to-protect-all-communities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/128167\/","title":{"rendered":"U.S. Congressman calls on Syrian government to protect all communities"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>QAMISHLI, Syria (North Press) \u2013<\/strong> U.S. Congressman Abraham Hamadeh urged on Sunday the Syrian transitional government to ensure peace and security for all Syrians, including Christians, Druze, Kurds, Alawites, and other minority communities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a <a href=\"https:\/\/hamadeh.house.gov\/media\/press-releases\/congressman-abraham-hamadeh-makes-historic-trip-syria-meet-president-ahmed-al\">statement<\/a>, Hamadeh said he advised Syrian Transitional President, Ahmad al-Sharaa, that &#8220;In order to establish a unified Syria, the government must provide peace and security for all of its people, including the Christian, Druze, Kurdish, Alawite, and other minority communities.&#8221; &nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The remarks came during Hamadeh\u2019s visit to Damascus, following a stop in Jerusalem. 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