ICC Note:

There is a possibility of great hope for the diminishing Christian population in Syria if ISIS is defeated. Eldon Wagler, former country representative for Mennonite Central Committee and who served in Syria for 10 years referenced the battle for Mosul, and push back of ISIS as possible turning points for the survival of Christians in the Middle East and specifically Syria. An estimated 400,000 people have lost their lives in the last six years of war in Syria and many others have been displaced. With the eradication of ISIS influence, the war torn country may have the opportunity to rebuild.

3/31/2017 Syria (Christian Post) – A former leader of a Mennonite group who worked for a decade in Syria says he’s hopeful Christians will have a future in that country provided the Islamic State terror group is defeated.

“If it is a takeover by ISIS, which is increasingly unlikely, I would be very worried about any sort of Christian presence in Syria,” Eldon Wagler, former country representative for Mennonite Central Committee and who served in Syria for 10 years, said in a speech at Bethel College, a Christian liberal arts college in North Newton, Kansas, last week, according to The Kansan.

“I do not think ISIS is going to last too long. … If you have been following Mosul, you can see what our bombing has been doing there. … The islamic factions and definitely ISIS is on the wane at this point. That is partly because of Russia. Iran has been active with that. Let’s face it, our bombers have been flying up to 100 missions a day trying to target ISIS targets,” Wagler added, speaking at the school, which is affiliated with the Mennonite Church USA.

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