On Wednesday security forces entered Damascus university dormitories, detaining dozens of students and setting fire to some rooms. Source: An Open Doors report said, Christians in Syria have been living in peace with churches practicing their faith without threats or danger in this Muslim nation for a long time. Since the Middle East erupted many small and other self interest groups have exploited the situation to achieve their agenda in the region. Extremist foreign fighters have travelled to Iraq and killed innocent Iraqis, Shiites, Sunnis and Christians. These same extremist groups have turned their Jihad to Syria, exploiting the situation to establish their Islamic Emirate. Groups have been entering houses and threatening many Christians and minority groups. Syria's Foreign Minister Walid Moallem denied that Hezbollah and Iran were helping the Syrian regime in its three-month-old crackdown on protesters. See:

Pray: that forces trying to turn Syria into an extremist Islamic nation will fail and Christians have courage as they resist fear and calls to flee. (Heb.13:3)

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