A relatively unknown jihadist organizationthe Saragia Ansar Al Suana (Sunni Support Brigades), took responsibility for suicide on Tuesday (24.6.25) for suicide on Sunday at the Prophet Elias Orthodox Church in Damascus which caused the deaths of at least 25 believers and the traumatic 63.
In a message published on social media, the jihadist organization claimed that The attack on the Orthodox Church It was retaliation for what he described as “challenges from Christians to Damascus”. Threatened with new attacks, including suicide. In the past, this group had launched threats to Christians, Alawites, Drouzos and Shiites.
Syrian transitional president Ahmad al -Sarah pledged yesterday that the persons involved in the “heinous” attack on the Church would be brought to justice.
Syrian Islamic authorities have directly accused the Islamic State’s jihadist organization and announced arrests Monday in a security operation.
Syrian authorities have accused a member of the jihadist Sunni organization of being the perpetrator of the suicide attack on the church of Prophet Elias.
According to Interior Minister Anna Hatab, a operation was carried out against “Nuclear sites of the Islamic State terrorist organization”. The ministry stressed that the investigation is continuing and all culprits will be punished.
But in her announcement, Saragia Ansar Al Suna – who has only a few hundred followers in the Telegram – rejected this version, calling it “false and constructed”.
He took responsibility for an attack in February in the village of Arzeh in the province of Hamara and has threatened people linked to the Syrian Human Rights Observatory.