Not many seem to be aware that the Assad regime has been waging a war on Syria’s Mosques, but even less are aware that churches have not been spared from its barbaric violence either. The above video is a short Jazeera report on the destruction of holy sites by the Assad regime, which includes footage of damage from the bombardments and shelling of the Umm Zenar Church (see the picture as well), which is one of the oldest churches in the world, as well as the Sayyida Salam Church, and the Mar Iliyan Church, all of them in Homs, as well as churches elsewhere. Following is a short Arabiya report on the Umm Zenar Church.
In this post I will try to list all the churches in Syria that have suffered from bombardments and shelling, by collecting footage thereof and of the damage that was caused. The list is far from complete and still being updated.
October 4, 2012; Church in Deir al-Zor
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1NHSR5FT3rQ
October 3, 2012; Church in Harasta
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EBgSJeHbd_Y
September 28, 2012; Church in Aleppo, Midan
And on September 24, 2012: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AGmWH9tTPWk
September 28, 2012; Armenian Orthodox Church in Tel Abyad
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JlwOnou4hkQ
And on September 24, 2012: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UWnDU0KtTgg
September 28, 2012; Armenian Orthodox Church in Deir al-Zor
And on September 14, 2012; http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_zk7Z_FUOV8
September 25, 2012; Syriac Orthodox Church Sayyida Maryam in Deir al-Zor
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JYgtLGcHuAg
September 24, 2012; Mar Iliyas Church in al-Qusayr
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U27ErIykEVs
And on July 15, 2012: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YI7n8Y25pUE
September 23, 2012; Church in Homs, Hamidiye
Also: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6CLTU30NCso
And on August 25, 2012: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0RS5rgCatqE
September 16, 2012; Church in Homs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L3z0hF3rmHc
September 14, 2012; Holy Spirit Syriac Catholic Church in Homs, Hamidiye
September 13, 2012; Jesuit Monastery in Aleppo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yuqk8lHZ7d8
September 11, 2012; Church in Aleppo, Bustan al-Basha
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vzQc6TikCEE
September 8, 2012; Abode of Michael Church in Homs, Hamidiye
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jOExEuUp6Io
September 8, 2012; St. George Church in Homs
And on June 14, 2012: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kbndZjeJaRI
And on June 5, 2012: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kbndZjeJaRI
September 6, 2012; Sayyida Salam Church, Homs
Also: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UhHRHSDE45A
And on September 4: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AH6b8_RO0ZI
And on August 7, 2012: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-KRYBdmPIHk
And on July 18:
And on June 21, 2012:
September 4, 2012; Sayyida Melkite Church in Bustan al-Diwan, Homs
September 2, 2012; Church in Albukamal
Also: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2JKAOli-D9E & http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kYK1AXpM5ss
June 22, 2012: St. Simeon Church in Nahriyya
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GUUsSlbfILs
July 14, 2012: Armenian Church in Latakia:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oNxKgPdZeyg
April 15, 2012; Anglican Church in Homs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_BuxkgHEdqM
June 13, 2012; Umm Zenar Church in Homs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EzLxpXSF7Bw
And on June 10, 2012: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=minqblrTmus
And on June 3, 2012: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K8U1W0P7jsU & http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WuENw1-AX9w
And on June 2, 2012: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ln2pCgKpeNQ
And on March 20, 2012:
June 8, 2012; Church next to the Jamal al-Din Mosque in Homs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VXsuDj5LO7c
May 31, 2012; Ancient St. Simeon Church in Dar Ezza, Aleppo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7SL7AefbPeo
May 31, 2012; Church in Homs, Hamidiye
May 24, 2012; Synod Church in Homs, Hamidiye
And on May 18, 2012: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SvUo_qS4NBo
April 21, 2012; Syriac Catholic Church in Homs, Hamidiye
April 16, 2012; Evangelist Church in Homs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OkHC_Kq1AXM
January 29, 2012; Sidnaya Monastery, Damascus countryside
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SxcpXMlVsDc
