{"id":131955,"date":"2025-11-09T19:44:24","date_gmt":"2025-11-09T19:44:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/?p=131955"},"modified":"2025-11-09T19:44:25","modified_gmt":"2025-11-09T19:44:25","slug":"u-s-faith-leaders-urge-trump-to-press-al-sharaa-to-protect-syrias-minorities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/131955\/","title":{"rendered":"U.S faith leaders urge Trump to press al-Sharaa to protect Syria\u2019s minorities"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>QAMISHLI, Syria (North Press)<\/strong> \u2013 A coalition of American religious leaders has urged former U.S. President Donald Trump to raise concerns over the situation of religious minorities in Syria and push President Ahmed al-Sharaa to lift restrictions on humanitarian aid in southern regions, particularly Suwayda.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a joint letter obtained by The Daily Wire on Friday, the signatories appealed to Trump to intervene on behalf of persecuted communities, citing the continued violence, starvation, and displacement affecting Christians, Kurds, Druze, and Alawites across Syria.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe urge you to address directly the massacre of Christians, Kurds, Druze, and Alawites in Syria, notably in the greater Suwayda area,\u201d the letter stated. \u201cThese religious minorities face ongoing violence, death, displacement, starvation, and deprivation of water and medical care, while innocent women and children are held hostage by ISIS terrorists.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The signers of Friday\u2019s letter include Dr. Ben Carson; Tony Perkins, President of the Family Research Council; Matthew Faraci, senior advisor for religious freedom at the National Association of Christian Lawmakers; former U.S. Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom Sam Brownback; and other prominent faith figures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">They praised Trump for his \u201cleadership in combatting Christian persecution in Nigeria\u201d and for designating the country a \u201cCountry of Particular Concern.\u201d The letter reads, \u201cYou are the only major world leader fighting for religious freedom, and we need you once again to speak for those who cannot speak for themselves.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The faith leaders urged Trump to \u201csecure President al-Sharaa\u2019s commitment to opening a secure humanitarian corridor from Hader to Suwayda in southern Syria,\u201d emphasizing the urgency ahead of the approaching winter season. They commended Trump for \u201curgently rushing humanitarian aid to southern Syria,\u201d noting that such a corridor would \u201cenable safe and secure aid delivery and civilian evacuation, signaling the new government\u2019s commitment to minority rights and stability.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cYour advocacy for the persecuted inspires us,\u201d the signatories concluded. \u201cWe stand ready to support your efforts and pray for fruitful discussions. As Ambassador Mike Huckabee once wrote to you, \u2018You were ordained for such a time as this.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The appeal comes amid growing instability in Suwayda, where shortages of food, medicine, and fuel have worsened humanitarian conditions. 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