Syria . Christian communities across Syria have been attacked by anti-government protesters in recent weeks who are being led by hard-line Islamists. ... Eye witnesses report seeing around 20 masked men on motorcycles open fire on a home in a Christian village outside..…

In 1935, President Mustafa Kemal Ataturk turned it into a museum; Erdogan has pledged to turn it back into a mosque, and recited a Muslim prayer in the formerly Christian site. . Erdogan has also been expanding Turkey beyond its borders – starting with Cyprus, the Greek Islands, Suakin Island..…