Bangladesh, June 26 -- The suicide bombing that struck the Mar Elias Greek Orthodox Church in Dweila, a suburb of Damascus, has shaken not only Syrias fragile Christian community but the nation as a whole. Occurring during Sunday Mass, the attack claimed the lives of at least 22 worshippers and injured over 50 others. The blast marked the first such terrorist assault on a church in Damascus since the fall of the Assad regime in December 2024, and it serves as a sobering reminder of the dangerous vacuum in authority and stability that remains.

Initially blamed on Daesh by the Syrian Interior Ministry, the bombing was later claimed by a lesser-known jihadist group, Saraya Ansar Al-Sunnah. Authorities have arrested several suspects linked t...