Syrian Christians were struggling on Monday to understand why their community was targeted in a suicide attack and whether they can rely on the Islamist-led government's assurances of protection.

The interior ministry says a man affiliated with IS entered a church and opened fire before blowing himself up.

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

Last month's deadly church bombing outside Syria's capital is raising fears among the country's minority Christians.

The withdrawal follows a ceasefire deal between the government and local Druze leaders after days of deadly violence.

A series of Christian communities in Syria have come under violent attack, according to fresh reports received by a leading Catholic charity.Several local sources told Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) that yesterday (15th July) the faithful were targeted in the village of

The United States must press the Syrian Transitional Government to bring the perpetrators of the Saint Elias Church attack to justice, implement robust security measures to protect Christian

Fighting in the city of Sweida between local military groups and tribes represents the latest escalation of sectarian violence in the region.

British special forces set up a secretive ‘kill’ operation against the top bomb-maker in the Islamic State in Syria ahead of David Lammy’s visit, according to security sources.

The day after last month's deadly suicide attack on a church outside Syria's capital, hundreds of Christians marched in Damascus chanting against foreign fighters and calling for them to leave the country.

Seven months after the fall of Syria's former president Bashar al-Assad, FRANCE 24’s Wassim Nasr gained access to sites across the war-ravaged nation, some of which have long been inaccessible to journalists.