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Joseph Yacoub: In Iraq and Syria, “one of the oldest Christian communities is dying”
This article was originally published by Aleteia on 23 February 2018. The original can be found here. By Agnès Pinard Legry (23 February 2018) – As the situation gets bogged down in violence and instability in Syria and Iraq, the Middle East is gradually losing its Christian communities. Joseph Yacoub, first…
Read More »NORTH AND EAST SYRIA: Turkish forces and factions prevent Tel Tamr farmers from cultivating farmlands for second year in a row
TEL TAMR, Syria – As last year, Turkish forces and their armed militant factions have prevented farmers in Tal Tamr, Khabur Valley, from accessing their farmlands located in or adjacent to areas under control of the Turkey. According to officials in the town’s economic committee, the uncultivated lands are spread on…
Read More »NORTH AND EAST SYRIA: Turkish-backed militants killed by Syrian Democratic Forces in Abu Rasayn
ABU RASAYN and TEL TAMR, Syria – Fifteen Turkish-backed militants were killed and three others captured in an operation by the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in al-Dairi farm, in the countryside of the district of Abu Rasayn. The Turkish occupation army and its proxy militias, part of the Syrian National…
Read More »MFS Spokesperson Hanna: We call on the international community to prevent Turkish aggression and restore control of occupied areas to their rightful inhabitants
HASAKAH, Syria — Spokesperson for the Syriac Military Council (MFS) Aram Hanna told SyriacPress that the Tel Tamr frontline has been witnessing continuous tensions in recent days and the build-up of Turkish military assets. Several new military points have established in the vicinity by Turkish forces along the M4 highway…
Read More »Syriac Military Council spokesman Aram Hanna: Turkish renewed attacks and crimes against the people of North and East Syria must be stopped immediately
TEL TAMR / ZALIN (QAMISHLI), Syria – Against the backdrop of renewed Turkish aggression of North and East Syria, the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) issued a statement this week condemning the renewed bombings and increased attacks by Turkey and its militant mercenary factions, especially along the M4 highway and Ayn…
Read More »The Untold Story of Syrian Kurdish Christians
This article was published on 12 October 2020 by Providence Magazine. The original can be found here. By Nadine Maenza and David Alton “We feel forgotten and abandoned sometimes. The world does not know much about the challenges and difficulties that face us. All countries in the region do not…
Read More »KHABUR: Commemorating the Assyrian Martyrs of ISIS savagery
Khabur, Syria – In February 2015 terrorist organization ISIS attacked the Assyrian villages in the Khabur Valley, North and East Syria. Thousands of residents were displaced. Nearly 250 Assyrians from dozens of families in the Khabur Valley were kidnapped. The jihadists’ savagery and inhumanity would not spare Suraye (Syriac) Assyrian…
Read More »Syriac Military Council: “Fighter ‘Malki’ elevated to Martyrdom”
NORTH AND EAST SYRIA — The General Command of the Syriac Military Council (MFS) today announced the martyrdom of one of its members, Alaa Abdullahad, nom de guerre Malki, due to illness. The MFS praised the greatness of martyrdom and the sacrifices made by its martyrs for the liberation of…
Read More »SYRIA: Al-Khabour Female Youth Club wins Football League Championship in Daramsuq
DARAMSUQ, Syria — On Tuesday, 8 September, the Al-Khabour under-16 Female Youth Club won the national Football League Championship after a 4–2 victory over the Jaramana Youth Club at Al-Faihaa Stadium in the Syrian capital Daramsuq (Damascus). Ten clubs had participated in the Championship. On 30 August, The Al-Khabour Youth…
Read More »Syriac Military Council commander Aram Hanna: No truth to rumors Turkish-backed factions will launch new attack on North and East Syria
TEL TAMR, Syria — In a statement to North Press Agency, commander of the Syriac Military Council Aram Hanna denied rumors that Turkish and the Turkish-backed Syrian National Army (SNA) are preparing to launch a new attack from occupied Tel Abyad and Rish Ayno (Ras al-Ayn), explaining that media exaggeration…
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