Tag:Syria

Yazidis Face Forced Conversion to Islam Amid Fresh Persecution in Afrin

By By Patrick Cockburn - The Independent - The Yazidis, who were recently the target of massacre, rape and sex slavery by Isis, are now...

Christian, Yazidi Women Still in ISIS Captivity

By Sirwan Kajjo - Gatestone Institute Despite losing control of Raqqa and other major strongholds in Syria and Iraq, ISIS continues to keep many of...

Chaldean Archbishop: 1400 Years of Muslim Persecution

By Mark Pattison - Catholic News ServiceIf Christians in the Middle East are going to be "honest" with their Muslim dialogue partners, said Chaldean Archbishop...

Al Qaeda Is Starting to Swallow the Syrian Opposition

By Charles Lister – Foreign Policy -On the sixth anniversary of the Syrian uprising, moderate rebels have never been weaker — and jihadis have...

Working to Protect Christian Communities in the Middle East

By Congressman Brad ShermanDear Friend,As a member of the Congressional Caucus on Religious Minorities in the Middle East, and the International Religious Freedom Caucus,...

ISIL Prepares for ‘Apocalyptic’ Battle to Hold Dabiq, Syria

ISIL Prepares for 'Apocalyptic' Battle to Hold Dabiq, SyriaBy World Tribune October 5, 2016Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL) has sent 800 additional jihadists...

Genocide and Persecution: What’s Next for Iraq’s Christians?

Genocide and Persecution: What’s Next for Iraq's Christians?By Matt Hadro – Catholic.org (via AINA)September 10, 2016"Together, we will advocate for the Christian, Yazidi, and other...

My Boy,3, was Brainwashed to Kill for ISIS

My Boy,3, was Brainwashed to Kill for ISISThe Sunday TimesSeptember 11, 2016 By the time he was 11, Ahmed could use an AK-47, move like a...