Shortly before Sunni Islamist-led rebels swept into the Syrian capital, Iran-backed guards fled their positions at the gates a revered Shiite shrine in a Damascus suburb. By Wednesday, the few ...

According to the Al-Mayadeen television channel, groups of militants have forced their way to the gorge surrounding the monastery and the nearby town (about 70 kilometers north of Damascus).

Syrian authorities arrested an alleged senior ISIS commander for planning a foiled attack targeting Sayyeda Zeinab – a prominent Shiite shrine near Damascus – state media reported on Saturday.

On a hilltop overlooking the Sea of Galilee in Kfar Hittim, a steady flow of Druze pilgrims queue to pray at the shrine to their ... issued by the government in Damascus regarding the Druze ...

So said Rami Ruhayem, a BBC correspondent at the scene of Saturday’s attack near Damascus. Yesterday, ISIS attacked Shia worshippers near the Zaynab bint Ali shrine in a Damascus suburb.