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With Aleppo's successful recapture by pro-Assad forces, now the question lies in the uncertainty of the future of Syria. As analysts say, the war is far from over.

With Assad's forces coming into the fore in east Aleppo, besieging the area that rebels held as their ground for four years, UN reports state that both camps are getting more desperate with civilians being killed at gunpoint, and more children left alone with relatives slaughtered in the crossfire. The battle for Aleppo is drawing to a close, as some analysts say.

Pope Francis appealed again to stop the endless loss of innocent lives in Aleppo through a letter sent to President Bashar al-Assad. The message from the Pope was given by new cardinal Archbishop Mario Zenari, apostolic nuncio to Syria, to the president of Syria which contained the Pope's desire for the civilians to be protected and the civil war to be stopped.

An airstrike conducted by coalition forces in ISIS stronghold Raqqa killed three ISIS leaders responsible for planning the Paris attacks and a thwarted plan to attack Belgium.

Agreement finally reached to end the Syrian civil war as rebel fighters, including civilians have been granted safe passage for evacuation.

As East Aleppo's last-standing hospital was torn down last month, access to food and medical rations completely cut out, and supplies running dry, a heartbreaking letter from a Red Cross doctor took the world by storm as it echoes the desperate first-person sentiments of someone working on the front line.

It can be difficult to watch behind the headlines seeing thousands of innocent people being caught in the crossfires of the Syrian Civil War. But you can certainly help wherever you are in the world by donating to emergency and charity groups currently working in Syria.

Representatives of the Organization for Legal Aid (OLA) announced they will represent a Christian woman who was assaulted by an influential Muslim for refusing to clean his house. Bashiran Bibi, 58, allegedly was beaten into unconsciousness after an angry male said Christians couldn't refuse to take orders, stated ACLJ spokespersons.

UN fears more lives at stake with the advances made by government troops to retake Aleppo and put an end to the Syrian Civil War. Safe passage for civilians sought.

Suicide bomber was responsible for the Sunday church blast that killed 25 people, including the bomber, and injured close to 50 people. Most of the casualties were women and children.

Suicide bombers kill 38, injures 155 more in two separate blasts near a soccer stadium. Government vows relentless crackdown on perpetrators

At least 25 people were killed and dozens more injured when a bomb went off inside a Christian church in Cairo on Sunday.

More than 10,500 Syrian citizens have fled parts of eastern Aleppo still controlled by rebels in the last 24 hours, including 4,5000 children, the Russian military has announced.

Bishop Mar Afram Athneil of Assyria was having secret negotiations with the terrorist group ISIS in order for them to free their captives by issuing a ransom. The bishop claimed donations from around the globe to give $50,000 worth of money for every captive Assyrian Christian which accumulates to 226 persons.

US security officials believe the loss is due to the relentless campaign by coalition forces against the terror group.

Thousands of refugees from Aleppo are making their way to safer ground. Although fighting has not completely stopped, civilians would be able to flee from danger.

One of the engines failed according to the mayday call by the pilot before it rammed on to the mountainside north of Islamabad. All 48 passengers died including a pop start turned preacher.

Thousands still trapped in war-torn rebel strongholds without food and medical supplies, Rebel forces agree to five-day ceasefire so civilians could evacuate safely

A Yazidi girl who escaped ISIS captivity after being tortured, raped, and sold into sex slavery has recounted the atrocities she endured at the hands of the terrorist group, and how her experience has motivated her to help others in similar situations.

Peace talks must continue to focus on the direction and future of Syria, according to the EU Foreign Policy chief to map out long-term solutions for the region.

Hundreds of thousands are trapped in Mosul with no access to water and other basic necessities.

Prince Charles of Britain has condemned the ongoing suffering and persecution of Christians in Syria and prayed that believers worldwide would have the courage to withstand even the most unbearable of circumstances.

Christian prayers are starting to resound all over the world into what could be a path to victory in the Middle East as Iraqi- led liberation forces are starting to clamp down on ISIS- occupied Mosul.

While ISIS attempted to eliminate any trace of Christianity from the Middle East, one Christian teenage boy from Iraq is fighting back, replicating the ancient artworks destroyed by the militants.

A Christian man who fled an ISIS-controlled town outside Qaraqosh has shared how militants violently crucified his brother-in-law "like Jesus" and forced his wife and children to watch.