Christians in northeast Syria this month will mark the 10th anniversary of an attack by the Islamic State group on more than 30 villages. Churches were blown up, dozens of people were killed or wounded and hundreds were taken hostage. The attack and the extremist threat led much of Syria's minority Christians to flee the country. Now those who remain are worried about the future following the ouster of longtime president Bashar Assad last year. Religious minorities enjoyed freedom of worship under Assad. The former Islamist insurgents who now run the country have repeatedly said religious rights will be protected.
