▁by ▁al - N us ra ▁Front ▁milit ants . ▁Fort y - five ▁Christians ▁were ▁killed ▁during ▁the ▁re bel ▁occupation , ▁and ▁several ▁churches ▁were ▁also ▁lo oted . ▁ ▁Dem ograph ics ▁The ▁majority ▁of ▁the ▁inhabitants ▁are ▁Christians ▁belonging ▁to ▁the ▁Sy ri ac ▁Orth odox ▁Church . ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁Sy ri ac ▁Orth odox ▁patri arch , ▁Mor ▁Ign ati us ▁A ph rem ▁Kar im ▁II , ▁Sad ad ▁had ▁a ▁population ▁of ▁ 1 5 , 0 0 0 ▁in ▁the ▁summer ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁but ▁following ▁the ▁advance ▁of ▁I SI L ▁forces ▁in ▁the ▁area ▁in ▁the ▁fall , ▁about ▁ 2 , 0 0 0 ▁inhabitants ▁remained . ▁ ▁Main ▁s ights ▁The ▁village ▁is ▁well ▁known ▁for ▁its ▁several ▁churches , ▁in ▁particular , ▁the ▁church ▁of ▁Mar ▁S ark is ▁and ▁the ▁church ▁of ▁Saint ▁The odore , ▁both ▁of ▁which ▁have ▁elaborate , ▁ancient ▁fres co es ; ▁it ▁is ▁indeed ▁unusual ▁to ▁find ▁paint ings ▁on ▁the ▁walls ▁of ▁Sy rian ▁churches . ▁ ▁Notable ▁residents ▁B ars um ▁Hil al ▁of ▁Sad ad , ▁priest ▁and ▁call ig raph er ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 6 th ▁century . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Bibli ography ▁ ▁Category : Pop ulated ▁places ▁in ▁H oms ▁District ▁Category : S y ri ac ▁Orth odox ▁Christian ▁communities ▁in ▁Sy ria ▁Category : T own s ▁in ▁Sy ria ▁Category : Ass y rian ▁communities ▁in ▁Sy ria