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Amid Israeli Strikes, Helsinki Commission Fears for Religious Minorities in Syria

Amid Israeli Strikes, Helsinki Commission Fears for Religious Minorities in Syria

Last updated: July 21, 2025 3:49 pm
By Nathan Worcester
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Amid Israeli Strikes, Helsinki Commission Fears for Religious Minorities in Syria

Syrian security forces take aim from a rooftop position amid clashes in Sweida, Syria, on July 16, 2025. Bakr Alkasem/AFP via Getty Images

WASHINGTON—Commissioners and former staff with a key human rights panel are voicing concern over religious freedom in the new Syrian regime, now facing attack from Israel in the name of a religious minority.

Israel, which backed the ouster of former Syrian President Bashar Assad, launched heavy airstrikes on July 16 that hit Syria’s capital, Damascus, citing persecution of the Druze.

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