The Christian Hero Who Defeated ISIS Is Now Rotting in a Syrian Prison
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Syria's Christian community survived ISIS, but many believers say a new threat has emerged. Christian Solidarity International's Joel Veldkamp joins CBN News to explain why Suliman Khalil—the Christian mayor credited with helping defend the biblical town of Sadad from ISIS—is still imprisoned nearly two years after Syria's new government took power. Veldkamp also details disturbing reports of Alawite women and girls being kidnapped, forcibly converted, and forced into marriage, while warning that many Syrian Christians no longer feel safe despite the fall of Bashar al-Assad. CHAPTERS 00:00 Introduction 00:32 Who is Suliman Khalil? 02:05 How the Christian mayor saved Sadad from ISIS 03:02 Why is Syria imprisoning him now? 05:33 Christians allegedly targeted with false arrests and ransom demands 07:15 CSI's call for Khalil's immediate release 08:50 Reports of kidnapped Alawite women and forced conversions 11:10 Are Syrian Christians safe under the new government? 13:20 Why so many Ch
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