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Festive lights, security tight for Christmas in Damascus
Damascus deployed government forces, checkpoints, and local volunteers to protect Christian neighborhoods after a June attack killed 25 and wounded dozens at Saint Elias church.
- The Islamists that ousted Bashar al-Assad have vowed to involve all of Syria's religious groups in the transition, but the Christian community has shrunk from one million in 2011 to around 300,000 today.
- Government security forces have put a security plan in place to protect churches and ensure the safety of Christians celebrating Christmas, with additional support from local Christian neighborhood committees.
- Despite heightened security measures due to fear after a deadly church attack in June, some Christians in Damascus are determined to celebrate Christmas and hope for a new future of coexistence among all sects.
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