SYRIA

NORTH AND EAST SYRIA — The Syriac Security Forces (Sutoro) initiated a large-scale security operation around churches in North and East Syria in response to Sunday’s suicide attack at the Greek (Rûm) Orthodox Church of Mar Elias in Daramsuq (Damascus). Both the men’s and women’s branches of Sutoro are actively…

DARAMSUQ — Assyrian political parties unequivocally condemned the terrorist attack on the Greek (Rûm) Orthodox Church of Mar Elias in the Douileh neighborhood of Daramsuq (Damascus). In a statement posted on its official Facebook page, the Assyrian Democratic Organization (ADO) denounced the attack in the strongest terms, calling it a…

DARAMSUQ — Syrian intelligence services have reportedly dismantled an Islamic State (ISIS) cell they say is responsible for yesterday’s deadly attack on the Greek (Rûm) Orthodox Church of Mar Elias in Daramsuq (Damascus), Syrian Interior Minister Anas Khattab reports. According to the Khattab, the mastermind behind yesterdays cowardly attack and…

DARAMSUQ — The United Nations, United States, and France have joined a growing chorus of international voices condemning Sunday’s deadly suicide attack at the Greek (Rûm) Orthodox Church of Mar Elias in Daramsuq (Damascus). The attack, which left at least 28 martyred and dozens more injured, has been described by…

DARAMSUQ — Syriac political parties and civil society organizations condemned the terrorist attack that targeted the Greek (Rûm) Orthodox Church of Mar Elias which martyred 28 worshippers and left dozens of others wounded. The Syriac Union Party (SUP) condemned the terrorist attack, stating that, “The attack seeks to threaten Christians…

DARAMSUQ — Following the deadly attack on the Greek (Rûm) Orthodox Church of Mar Elias which martyred 28 worshippers and left dozens of others wounded, some in critical condition, Syrian government officials blamed the Islamic State (ISIS) for the attack. No group has yet claimed responsibility for the attack. However,…

DARAMSUQ — In the wake of Sunday’s terrorist attack at the Greek (Rûm) Orthodox Church of Mar Elias in Daramsuq (Damascus) which resulted in the martyrdom of at least 28 worshippers and left dozens of others injured, Churches across the region have strongly condemned the attack and offered their condolences…

DARAMSUQ — In an interview with Suroyo TV on Sunday, Member of Presidential Council of Bethnahrin National Council (Mawtbo Umthoyo d’Bethnahrin, MUB) Echoua Gouriye condemned the terrorist attack that targeted the Greek (Rûm) Orthodox Church of Mar Elias in Daramsuq (Damascus). He stated that attacks and persecution against the Syriac (Aramean–Assyrian–Chaldean) people, and Christians in…

DARAMSUQ — Political and civil organizations from across Syria have condemned the terrorist attack that targeted the Greek (Rûm) Orthodox Church of Mar Elias in the Douileh neighborhood of Daramsuq (Damascus).  The Democratic Autonomous Administration of the Region of North and East Syria (DAARNES) issued a statement denouncing the attack,…

DARAMSUQ — A suicide bombing on Sunday shattered the quiet sanctity of the Greek (Rûm) Orthodox Church of Mar Elias, one of the oldest and most revered Christian landmarks in the Douileh neighborhood of Daramsuq (Damascus). The blast, which occurred during an afternoon Mass, claimed the lives of at least…