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Thousands of Christians Face Exile or Extinction in Syria

By Chris Mitchell – CBN (via AINA) – Turkish-led jihadist troops advancing on a Syrian Christian town could begin an ethnic cleansing campaign in the next few hours, attorney and [...]

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Christians face uncertain future as Syria enters possible last year of civil war

By World Watch Monitor –  As the Syrian civil war enters what might be its last year, Christians are trying to rebuild in the face of an uncertain future. The conflict, which grew out of [...]

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Turkey Accused of Recruiting Ex-Isis Fighters in Their Thousands to Attack Kurds in Syria

By Patrick Cockburn – The Independent –  Turkey is recruiting and retraining Isis fighters to lead its invasion of the Kurdish enclave of Afrin in northern Syria, according to an [...]

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Trump signs legislation to help religious minorities in Iraq, Syria

By WorldTribune –  U.S. President Donald Trump on Dec. 11 signed legislation to direct U.S. humanitarian assistance to persecuted religious minorities in Iraq and Syria who were targeted [...]

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Yazidis Face Forced Conversion to Islam Amid Fresh Persecution in Afrin

By Patrick Cockburn – The Independent –  The Yazidis, who were recently the target of massacre, rape and sex slavery by Isis, are now facing forcible conversion to Islam under the [...]

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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 the women it kidnapped during its [...]

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Chaldean Archbishop: 1400 Years of Muslim Persecution

By Mark Pattison – Catholic News Service –  If Christians in the Middle East are going to be “honest” with their Muslim dialogue partners, said Chaldean Archbishop Bashar [...]

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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 never been stronger. After six years of [...]

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Working to Protect Christian Communities in the Middle East

By Congressman Brad Sherman – Dear Friend, As a member of the Congressional Caucus on Religious Minorities in the Middle East, and the International Religious Freedom Caucus, I have been [...]

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

By World Tribune – Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL) has sent 800 additional jihadists to defend the Syrian town of Dabiq, which holds more ideological than military importance for [...]

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