Advocacy groups recently wrote Thomas Barrack, U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Türkiye and Envoy to Syria and Iraq, asking the U.S. to intervene in the detention of a Syrian Christian. The letter, sent on June 25, was penned by In Defense of Christians (IDC) and co-signed by leaders from Christians Solidarity International (CSI); International Religious Freedom Summit (IRF); Institute for Global Engagement (IGE); Shai Fund; American Syriac Union (ASU); and Alawite Association of the United States (AAUS). Suleiman Khalil is the former mayor of Sadad, one of the world’s oldest Christian towns.