Rev. Benedict Kiely to Newsmax: Fear for Syria’s Christians

Syria’s new rebel-led regime has vowed that the country’s 600,000 Christians will be protected through inclusion, but that likely won’t happen under the jihadi regime replacing ousted Syrian President Bashar Assad, the Rev. Benedict Kiely, the founder of the nonprofit Nasarean.org, told Newsmax on Saturday.

“Well, I would like to be hopeful,” Kiely said on Newsmax’s “America Right Now.” “It’s a hopeful season, but I fear that jihadi leopards don’t really change their spots.”

The rebel coalition, calling itself “military operations command,” is comprised of Islamist and moderate factions who are united in fighting back against ISIS and Iran-backed militias, reported CNN.

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