KHABUR

TEL TAMR, North and East Syria — In an effort to document the massacres committed by the Islamic State (ISIS) terrorist organization against the Syriac-Assyrian people in the villages of Khabur River Valley in 2015, the First Khabur Genocide Victims Forum was held on Sunday, 23 March, Tel Tamr, North…

TEL TAMR, North and East Syria — For decades, the Khabur River was the lifeline of northeastern Syria, its waters nourishing the fertile plains of Hasakah Province. From the banks of this once-mighty river, farmers grew abundant crops of wheat, barley, fruits, and vegetables, sustaining entire communities. The region, particularly…

TEL MASSES, North and East Syria — On the morning of 17 March 2025, residents of the Assyrian village of Tel Massas, North and East Syria, in the Khabur River Valley, woke up to a scene of vandalism and destruction in the local cemetery. The local branch of the Assyrian…

TEL TAMR, Syria — While recent steps towards initiating a political process between the SDF and the Syrian transitional government indicate some positive direction, Turkish forces yesterday escalated tensions by attacks on North and East Syria, including Tel Tamr near the Assyrian Khabur Valley, which has been repeatedly targeted in…

KHABUR, North and East Syria — In a recent development, the Assyrian Democratic Party (ADP), has issued a public statement addressing the agreement signed between the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and the Syrian Transitional Government (STG). While the party views the agreement as a positive step towards national partnership, it…

HASAKAH, North and East Syria — To mark the 10th anniversary of the Khabur Resistance, the Church of the Virgin Mary in the Nasrah neighborhood of Hasakah, North and East Syria, hosted an event attended by representatives of the Bethnahrin National Council (Mawtbo Umthoyo d’Bethnahrin, MUB), political organizations, and members…

TEL TAMR, North and East Syria — On Sunday evening, the Coordination and Consultation Committee of Syriac–Assyrian National Parties in Syria organized a memorial for the martyrs of the Khabur Resistance at Virgin Mary Church in Tel Tamr, North and East Syria. The event commemorated the tenth anniversary of the…

TEL TAMR, North and East Syria — On the tenth anniversary of the Islamic State’s (ISIS) devastating assault on the Assyrian villages of the Khabur River Valley, the Democratic Autonomous Administration of the Region of North and East Syria (DAARNES) issued a statement condemning the attack as a tragic continuation…

By Patricia Nobarian In the heart of North and East Syria, in the abandoned village of Tel Shamiran, a lone woman stands beside the crumbling bell tower of a ruined church. The woman, Maryam, now in her twenties, watches over an empty landscape — rusted locks on deserted homes, parched…

BRUSSELS — The European Syriac Union (ESU) released a comprehensive report detailing the destruction, kidnappings, and killings inflicted upon the Assyrians of the villages of the Khabur Valley on February 23, 2015. The report outlines the losses suffered by each village and highlights the fierce resistance mounted by the Syriac Military…