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Shadowy Extremist Group Claims Damascus Church Attack
- A suicide attack on a Greek Orthodox church in the Doueilaa neighborhood of Damascus occurred on Sunday, June 22, 2025, resulting in the deaths of 25 worshippers and injuries to 63 others.
- The attack occurred amid ongoing sectarian violence during Syria's 14-year civil war, and authorities blamed the Islamic State group while a Sunni extremist group claimed responsibility.
- Following the attack, Greek Orthodox Patriarch John X led a memorial service on Monday, June 23, and government security operations launched multiple arrests targeting IS-affiliated cells.
- Interior Ministry spokesman Noureddine al-Baba said the cell behind the bombing 'officially follows Daesh' and that the attackers came from the al-Hol camp housing IS affiliates.
- The bombing intensified concerns about protecting religious minorities and suggests continued instability despite government pledges to combat extremist violence.
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In Syria, a mysterious jihadist group named "Sunni partisan brigade" claimed responsibility for the booby-bombing attack on Sunday, June 22 in an Orthodox church in Damascus. The result was 25 dead and 63 wounded. This claim questions, while the Syrian authorities continue to claim that the attack was perpetrated by the Islamic State.
Attention was given to 25 deaths and dozens of injuries, sowing terror in the Christian community of Syria. Victims were buried in an environment marked by sadness and anger and between other minorities of the country.
Syria: Little-known jihadist group claims Damascus church attack
While Syrian authorities had initially attributed Sunday's suicide attack on a church in Damascus, which killed 25 people, to the Islamic State group, the jihadist group Saraya Ansar Al-Sunna has now claimed responsibility.
The Pope, deep sadness for the attack (ANSA)
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