Minority...

Syrian President Bashar Assad (right) visits the Christian village of Maaloula, near Damascus on Sunday. Assad's forces have been gaining the upper hand in the fighting, and the CIA is now increasing training and aid to Syrian rebels

An airstrike killed eight family members, five of them children, as they fled fighting between U.S.-allied Syrian forces and Islamic State militants, according to local activists, who said the strike appeared to have been launched by the U.S.-led coalition.

Al-Qaida's leader urged his followers and other militants in Syria to unite and prepare for protracted jihad, or holy war, against what he called an "international satanic alliance," apparently referring to the Syrian government, its ally Russia, and the U.S., all of which are targeting the group.

The US.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces, which also include Arab fighters, are trying to expel IS from Tabqa and also help the rebels fight the Assad.  

With the support from the CIA to various rebels-terrorists in Syria, what happened to the minority in Syria?   Do we care?