Memorial mass at the Mar Elias Church in Damascus, Syria. (Photo by Monsef Memari/Xinhua) While Syrian authorities quickly blamed the Islamic State for the June 22, 2025 suicide bombing that killed 25 Christians and injured 63 others during Divine Liturgy at Mar Elias Greek Orthodox Church in Damascus, members of Syria’s Christian community allege the attack was a government-orchestrated false flag meant to terrorize minorities while preserving plausible deniability. Christian sources are openly challenging the official narrative. “This statement by the government is a lie, and the Julani government’s narrative should not be conveyed because we give them legitimacy,” one source said. The reference to “Julani” invokes President al-Sharaa’s former nom de guerre, Abu Muhammad al-Julani, under which he fought with al-Qaeda in Iraq (AQI)…
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