[Cronos]

you mistake it. Assad protected Christians. The rebels had the slogan "Christians to Lebanon and Alawites to the grave" - and they also slaughtered Shia.

Alawites are not Moslems but a syncretic religion mixing up Shia'ism, Christianity and pre-Christian beliefs. The Islamic portion is purely in name

[Madam Theophilus]

Yes, I know about Assad’s religion. However, there was horrific fighting in Christian areas during this Civil War which DID result in Christians being killed and or displaced. While generally Christians do support Assad, and the Syrian government is not against them as a group, there have been some Christians involved in the opposition.

https://www.academia.edu/13307166/Christians_in_Syria_and_the_civil_war