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The Islamic State is believed to have been considered behind a deadly suicide bombing in a Greek Orthodox Church in Syrian on Sunday.
At least 22 people were killed, and 63 were injured in other attacks, which took place at Maria Alias Church in Dawil on the outskirts of Damascus. This allegedly started when people were praying. The criminal first set fire to those who performed the pooja before exploding themselves.
While no group had immediately claimed responsibility for the attack, Syrian Interior Ministry spokesman Noorddine al-Baba suggested ISIS as a possible criminal after preliminary investigation.
“The safety of the places of worship is a red line,” Al-Baba further said, what are the relics of the former government of Bashar al-Assad, Bashar al-Assad’s former government.
The suicide bomber attacked the Syrian Church near Damascus on a large scale
Civil and security forces inspect the bombing damage inside the Mar Elias Church in Dweil’a on 22 June 2025, on the outskirts of Damascus, Syria. (AP photo/omar sanadiki)
The country’s Foreign Ministry resonated Al-Baby, describing the attack as a desperate attempt to “reduce national co-existence and destabilize the country.”
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A civil defense activist inspects the damage inside the Mar Elias Church in Dweil’a on 22 June 2025. (AP through Sana)
The attack condemned international. The US ambassador to Syria and special messenger for the Syria Tom Barrack wrote on X, “There is no place in the new tapestry of the integrated tolerance and inclusion of these terrible acts of cowardice that Syrians are weaving.”
“We continue to support the Syrian government because it fights against those who are trying to create instability and fear in their country and broader region,” the post concluded.
On June 22, 2025, after suicide bombing, people gather outside the Maria Alias Church in Dwill. (Getty Emmas through Bakr Alkasem/AFP)
The attack comes between the time of the extended political disturbance in the infamous unstable Middle East – less than 24 hours after the US started an airstrikes on three top nuclear facilities in Iran.
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Israel started a series of similar attacks, including attacks on the Iranian capital, Tehran, which were in the first weeks.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
