Close to 100 prominent American faith leaders urged President Donald Trump to raise the plight of persecuted Christians and other religious minorities when he met Nov. 10 with Syria’s new president, Ahmed al-Sharaa.
In an open letter released by Save the Persecuted Christians (STPC), signatories urged Trump to demand that al-Sharaa end what they described as a deadly blockade of humanitarian aid in southern Syria.
The Epoch Times has contacted the White House requesting comment on whether the president raised the issue with al-Sharaa and has not yet received a response.
Later in the day, Syria’s information minister said in a post on X that the new Syrian government had signed a political cooperation declaration to join the international coalition in combating the ISIS terrorist group….