🚨Day-by-day ethnic cleansing of #Christians in #Syria: CCTV footage shows the brazen daylight abduction of #Christian goldsmith Maher Nawras Sankari in Al-Suqaylabiyah (Christian-majority town, Hama countryside), Syria, this morning (19 Oct 2026). Masked men in a Hyundai Avante deliberately rammed him on his motorcycle outside his home, beat him, and dragged him away to an unknown location. His wife tried to intervene. Previous failed attempts targeted his older brother. He is the cousin of local priest Father Fadi Sankari. ‼️This is not isolated. Al-Suqaylabiyah has faced repeated armed attacks from the neighboring #Sunni Muslim town of Qalaat al-Madiq in March, July, and early October 2026 — gunfire on homes/shops, vandalism, and intimidation. Local priests have publicly demanded protection and accountability; some sources allege security involvement or authorization in the latest incident. A Christian gold shop was also robbed in Damascus’s Bab Touma last week. #Syria’s ancient Christian communities (Antiochian Greek Orthodox and others, present since the earliest centuries of the faith) have been devastated. Pre-2011 estimates were ~1.5–2.2 million (roughly 8–10% of the population). Today most sources put the number at ~300,000–450,000 (~2–3%), a collapse of 75–90% through war, targeted violence by Islamist groups (#ISIS, al-#Nusra/#HTS and affiliates), displacement, and emigration. Open Doors ranked Syria #6 on its 2026 World Watch List of Christian persecution (up from #18). Remaining communities face ongoing insecurity under the post-Assad #Islamist authorities. The erasure of one of the world’s oldest continuous Christian populations continues in real time. #Syria #Christians #Suqaylabiyah