Pope Francis appeals for
peace in Syria, world
Addressing pilgrims in St Peter’s Square for the weekly
Wednesday General Audience, Pope Francis made an appeal for peace in Syria, as
the situation gets more complex in the Middle East.
By Robin Gomes
Pope Francis has urged for prayers for peace in Syria and in
the world. His call came during his weekly general audience of Wednesday,
where he greeted Arab-speaking pilgrims.
“I invite you to cultivate the devotion to the Mother of God
with the daily recitation of the Rosary, praying in a special way for peace in
Syria and in the entire world,” the Pope said in Italian.
The situation in Syria is growing more complex and difficult
with new developments.
Repeated airstrikes attributed to Israel have killed Iranian
fighters and prompted threats of reprisal from Tehran. Syrian state-run
media has claimed that Israel struck a military outpost near the capital,
Damascus, on Tuesday. The Observatory for Human Rights group based in the UK
said the missiles targeted depots and rocket launchers that likely belonged to
Iran's elite Revolutionary Guard in Kisweh, killing nine people.
Also on Tuesday, President Donald Trump announced that the
U.S. would withdraw from the 2015 nuclear deal with Iran, a move
that has triggered uncertainty and threatened to spark more unrest in the
Middle East.
Meanwhile, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu flew to
Moscow on Wednesday to discuss military coordination with President Vladimir
Putin, a key ally of Syrian President Bashar Assad. Russia also
considers Iran a strategic ally.
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