Posts Tagged: Syria Christians
Amid Chaos in Syria and Iraq, Mideast Christians Fight for Survival
JNS.org - The recent military victory of Syrian government forces in Aleppo could prove to be a major turning point in the country’s bloody civil war,...
The Persecution of Mideast Christians
Although Christians have lived in the Middle East for nearly 2,000 years, they now constitute no more than 3-4% of the region’s population, down from 20%...
Assyrian Christians’ Mideast Fate Seen as Tied to World Powers’ Agendas
JNS.org - It is widely presumed that the Islamic State terror group essentially bears full responsibility for the near-eradication of the entire Assyrian Christian population. But...
Assyrian Christians Under Increasing Assault From Islamic State in Syria
JNS.org - The number of Assyrian Christians captured by the Islamic State terror group in northeastern Syria continues to rise, marking the latest brutal...
Has Pro-Christian Conference Been Hijacked by Pro-Iran/Hezbollah Dhimmis?
A group of Christian activists in the United States is warning that an upcoming summit about Christianity in the Middle East is not what it...
Dutch Jesuit Priest Shot Twice in the Head in Syria
JNS.org - Father Frans Van Der Lugt, a Dutch Jesuit priest, died after being shot twice in the head on Monday by an...
Syrian Rebels Release Group of Kidnapped Nuns in Exchange for Captive Women and Children
Thanks to Lebanese-Qatari mediation, a group of 13 nuns captured in December 2013 by Syrian rebels were released on March 10. The nuns, along with...
Syrian Jihadist Group Forces Local Christians to Submit to Islam or Face Death
JNS.org - A powerful Syrian jihadist group with links to al-Qaeda has forced Christian leaders in the northern Syrian city of Raqqa to sign...
Muslim Cleric Incites Children to ‘Slaughter’ Christians and Alawites in Syria
A video recently appeared of an Islamic Sunni cleric in Syria inciting Muslim schoolboys, most of whom appear to be between the ages of five-twelve,...
BBC Whitewashes Christian Persecution
While it is no secret that the so-called mainstream media habitually fails to report on the international phenomenon of Christian persecution, few are aware that...
Daily Beast Exploits Christian Persecution to Demonize Israel
What's worse than the silence of Western Christians concerning the Muslim persecution of their coreligionists in the Islamic world? Answer: Cynically exploiting that persecution for...
Al Qaeda-Linked Rebels Attempt to Capture Syrian Christian Village
JNS.org - Al-Qaeda-linked rebels are attempting to capture the ancient Syrian Christian village of Sadad. The assault on Sadad began on Monday when rebels from...
A Real Interim Solution for Syria
In the northeastern part of Syria—contiguous to Iraq and Turkey—lies al Hasaka, or the Triangle, also known as al Jazeera province. As large as Lebanon, this...
Christian Human Rights Group Urges Obama to Support Religious Freedom in Syria
JNS.org - In an open letter to U.S. President Barack Obama, Christian Solidarity International (CSI) CEO Dr. John Eibner, who visited Syria last week,...
