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Syria’s first parliamentary election since the fall of Bashar al-Assad has led to an increase in violence in the city of Aleppo, leaving many locals in fear, says a missionary in the country.

When the Assad government fell late last year, there were concerns that the new government, which is dominated by an al-Qaeda offshoot, could spell significant trouble for Syria’s historic Christian community.

However, the new government said it wished to be inclusive and to protect the rights of Syria’s various minorities. Despite this, there have been troubling incidents, including an anti-Alawite massacre and the suicide bombing of a Christian church.

It remains unclear if these, and similar actions, were backed by the government, or simply due to the fact that after more than a deca

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