In Mahardah, a Killing Reignites Tensions—and Raises Alarming Questions About Justice and Revenge in Post-War Syria - Syriac Press

In Mahardah, a Killing Reignites Tensions—and Raises Alarming Questions About Justice and Revenge in Post-War Syria - Syriac Press

MAHARDAH, Syria — A decade-old tragedy is reverberating once again through the streets of Mahardah, a Christian-majority town in Syria’s Hemto (Hama) Governorate, after new demands for blood money have opened old wounds and ignited fears that the culture of revenge may overwhelm the country’s fragile post-war recovery. The story began in 2014, during the height of Syria’s civil war. A car traveling from Mahardah toward Hama was stopped at a mili…