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MEHR, Şırnak, Turkey – In the case of the murdered Shmuni Diril and her missing husband Hirmiz Diril, Turkish law authorities have detained three suspects. Among the suspects is the couple’s relative Apro Diril. According to a tweet by the head of the Şırnak Bar Association Rojhat Dilsiz, today 3…

NORTH AND EAST SYRIA — Obtaining recognition of the Sayfo Genocide of 1915 will remain one of the priorities of the Syriac Union Party (SUP), SUP Co-Chair Sanharib Barsoum told SuroyoTV. “We, as Syriac Union Party, have adopted this case and are working and fighting for it to be fully…

This article was originally published by Die Welt on 8 May 2021. The original can be found here. By Alfred Hackensberger, Sebastian Backhaus (photos) Gumar Gharbi feels like the end of the world. A village of 25 houses, many of them abandoned, a few clucking chickens and barking dogs. Far and…

CAFRIN, Syria — Following the bombing of a hospital in Cafrin (Afrin) which left over a dozen people dead, the Syrian Democratic Council (SDC) of North and East Syria issued a statement in response to remarks made by the Turkish-backed National Coalition for Syrian Revolutionary and Opposition Forces accusing Syrian Democratic…

This article was originally published in German on June 16, 2021 by Die WELT. By Alfred Hackensberger Correspondent for North Africa and Arab countries for Die Welt “A warm house – 30 square meters, two rooms, bathroom, toilet, kitchen, running water and sewage.” The fundraising poster reads that the costs…

NORTH AND EAST SYRIA — On the frontlines in North and East Syria protecting the Syriac (Aramean–Assyrian–Chaldean) people from the violent Ottomanist ideology of the Turkish-backed Syrian National Army (SNA), the Syriac Military Council (Mawtbo Fulḥoyo Suryoyo, MFS) see it as their duty to ensure that the crimes committed against…

TEL AVIV — On Thursday, Israeli artillery targeted a military reconnaissance point in the town of Qahtania in the southern Syrian city of Quneitra belonging to the Syrian regime’s 90th Brigade of 1st Corps. The point is frequented by leaders of Lebanese Hezbollah, according to Syrian and Israeli sources. According…

ZAHLE, Lebanon — Head of the Universal Syriac Union Party (USUP) in Lebanon Ibrahim Mrad received Syriac expatriate businessman and Executive Director of the Elias Hanna Heritage and Charitable Foundation Elias Hanna at USUP headquarters in Zahle, Lebanon. Hanna was accompanied by head of the A Demand for Action Charitable…

ZALIN, Syria — Nazira Goreya, Co-Chair of the Syriac Union Party (SUP) in Syria, spoke with SuroyoTV at the memorial for the 106th anniversary of the Sayfo Genocide in Zalin (Qamishli) in North and East Syria about the role of women in strengthening Syriac (Aramean–Assyrian–Chaldean) society, especially in the wake…

TEL TAMR, Syria — During a decade of war, the Syria Democratic Forces (SDF) of North and East Syria have fought many battles against various other forces, from the Islamic State (ISIS) to Turkish forces and the Turkish-backed Syrian National Army (SNA). The SDF fought against the world’s most violent…