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Hayat Tahrir al-Sham has pledged to repair and light a Christmas tree in the predominantly Christian city of al-Suqaylabiyah in the Hama countryside. It also announced the arrest of foreign fighters who set fire to the tree. Despite assurances, the Christmas tree burning has reverberated as far as Damascus. Christians demonstrated in neighborhoods of the capital, raising wooden crosses and chanting slogans calling for the protection of Christian rights. They marched toward the headquarters of the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate in Bab Sharqi. #BBC_Trending: For more videos, visit our page: https://www.bbc.com/arabic/media/video Subscribe to the BBC: http://bit.ly/BBCNewsArabic