Hassaké (Agenzia Fides) – Christians in the north-eastern Syrian province of Jazira have ruled out any support regarding the creation of an autonomous Kurdish region in the area surrounding the towns of…
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By Ayla Jean Yackley MIDYAT, Turkey Fri Feb 28, 2014 (Reuters) – When Louis Bandak fled the violence in Syria, he sought refuge in the country his grandfather was forced to abandon…
A ragtag militia defends the community against Islamists and the Assad government. By Andrew Doran The Christian soldier extends his hand and greets me in Syriac with “shlomo” (peace) as he clutches…
See the narrative report to accompany these interesting maps (courtesy Reuters) here: How Syria could be permanently Ripped Apart, In Two Maps | Business Insider
Feb 21, Ken Hanly, Aleppo. Digital Journal Many Syrian Christians have already fled the country and those who have remained have mostly stayed out of the conflict even though they have often…
Over the past 11 years, the Christian population in Iraq has decreased by more than 75%. It started to decline gradually after 2003, following the overall rise in violence and attacks targeting Christians. Before…
The security office is so neatly tucked away into a small side street that it’s a little difficult to take it seriously as a threatening resistance operation. Inside, young guys are sitting…
Qamishli (Agenzia Fides) – On the eve of the International Conference on Syria convened in Geneva, the Syrian Kurds have taken a step forward towards the creation of an autonomous political entity…
“The Armenian population is melting.” This bleak assessment was pronounced by Sahak Mashalyan, an Armenian Orthodox priest, during a recent Sunday mass at the Asdvadzadzin church in Istanbul. Reeling off the statistics:…
Qamishli, in northeastern Syria, is a world of its own in this uprising. Inhabited by a mix of Kurds, Arabs, and Christian Syriacs [Assyrians], the city has the potential for severe ethnic…