Since the church bombing, some Christians have been afraid to meet for church. A group of Kurdish Christians who are currently living in Aleppo have paused their church services, according to Majeed Kurdi, a US-based Iraqi Kurdish pastor working with Freedom Seekers International to provide aid to that group.

Sharaa's hopes of stitching Syria back together under the rule of his Islamist-led government are complicated by the country's mix of sectarian and ethnic groups.

During Bashar al-Assad's rule, members of Syria's many religious and ethnic minority communities believed the state protected them. Now, many fear the new Islamist-led government, established by the rebels who overthrew him last December, will not do the same.

In Damascus, between airstrikes and geopolitical tensions, lives a group of people akin to “conies in the rocks.” These are Syria’s Christians.

It’s been six months since longtime Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad was toppled following a stunning rebel offensive that saw opposition fighters seize the country in just 11 days. One community in particular finds itself in a delicate situation: the Druze.

Rebuilding Syria is proving a potentially lethal task, as streets and farmland are seeded with unexploded land mines – with children and civilians in harm’s way.

Allies of the new Syrian government and other non-state actors have continued violence and discrimination against Christians and others, according to a new report.

Syria continues to face threats supported by foreign actors, Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani said Wednesday, calling for greater international understanding of the country’s complex security ...