The Catholic president also described terrorism in the Middle East as a disaster which has nothing to do with the fundamental principles of Islam, the reason why it is failing. Despite its failure, he believes extremism will have a major impact and leave the region in ruins. On his statement that Christians are "no longer in direct danger," he expounded that the danger remains in terrorist cells that target everyone including Muslims. "Everyone has been affected, both mosques and churches have been attacked in Syria," he said. "Christians are connected to the resistance movement in Syria, they have resisted with the Muslims." Aoun also mentioned the plight of Syrian refugees who he said must return home once the situation in their country normalizes. Up to two million Syrians have sought refuge in Lebanon, more than a quarter of the country's 4.5 million people, making it the world's highest refugee population per capita.
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