Why does god allow people to je murdered?

I do indeed believe in god first of all. I listen to a lot of Orthodox content, and I'm slowly started to read early genesis and Creation by St Seraphim.

But lately in Syria, many Alawites are being slaughtered by Jihadist, and while I was walking i asked myself this philosophical question. "If god isn't protecting them (Alawites), why should I expect him to protect me?" I mean I'm aware of the different theological beliefs between Christianity and Islamic faith, but there also plenty of Christians who are being murdered by these evil Jihadist. Does anybody have a good argument for this, or can link me sources to ancient church fathers mentioning this subject.

Thank you.