U.S. troops must stay in Syria to counter ISIS despite drawdowns. Calls interim leader al-Shara key ally. Force levels may adjust but mission remains critical.

Analysts warn that the group is increasingly recruiting operatives with no prior records, making it harder to track and ...

Aware of the deep concern this new act of violence has caused among Christians in this part of the world, Pope Leo offered ...

Christians in Syria are reeling after a suicide bombing struck a Greek Orthodox church in Damascus during a June 22 Divine ...

Turning to all Christians in the Middle East, the Pope expressed his solidarity with them. “I am close to you, and the whole ...

Churches across Syria held funeral services for the victims of the suicide bombing that targeted St. Elias Church in the Syrian capital of Damascus on Sunday.

Syria's reaction to the Israeli and U.S. bombing of Iran showed how its position has shifted under Ahmed al-Sharaa ...

A little-known Sunni Muslim extremist group claimed responsibility on June 24 for a weekend suicide attack against a church ...

In a telegram on June 24, the Pope joins his voice to that of others offering their condolences and prayers for the victims ...

A suicide bombing struck Mar Elias Church in Damascus, Syria, on June 22, 2025. The attack killed 20 people and injured more ...

Syria's Interior Ministry says the sleeper cell behind a deadly church explosion near Damascus belonged to the Islamic State ...

On Sunday, June 22, eyewitnesses reported that two armed men stormed the Greek Orthodox Church of St. Elias in Douailah on ...