Syria Church Bombing Kills at Least 20 in Damascus Suicide Bombing at Damascus Church Kills at Least 20 The attack on a Greek Orthodox service made clear the challenges facing Syria’s new government in a country long pitted by sectarian divides
More than 20 killed in suicide attack on Damascus church A shooting and suicide bombing at a Damascus church during a packed service on Sunday killed at least 22 people, authorities said, blaming a member of the Islamic State group for the unprecedented attack The international community condemned the attack, the first of its kind in the Syrian capital since Islamist-led forces toppled longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad in December It was also the