Jaysh al-Izza faction of the Free Syrian Army blamed for attack on Christian City
(International Christian Concern) –The Syrian Christian city of Mhardeh is once again under attack, this time from the Jaysh al-Izza faction of the Free Syrian Army. The attack severely damaged a thermal power plant, which had an estimated 15 missiles fired at it, leaving thousands in the city without power. This traditionally Christian city has also More...
Jesuit priest Father Paolo Dall’Oglio remembered after disappearance in Syria six years ago
Portrait of Father Paolo Dall’Oglio SJ, founder of the Community al-Khalil in Deir Mar Musa, Syria, taken in the premises of the Community’s new monastery Deir Mariyam al-Adhra in Sulaymaniyah, Iraqi More...
Veterans For Peace attack Trump over ‘US intervention in Venezulea’ opposing the ‘unfolding coup’
As the socialist regime in Venezuela collapses, President Trump has motivated the Western World to call for change in leadership, but the Veterans For Peace is opposed to the move: read their press release below. Dear More...
Fake News: Outlets attack Trump for America’s addition to the ‘deadliest countries for journalist’ list
The United States is officially now among the deadliest countries for journalists, according to an annual report now out from Reporters Without Borders. The U.S. ranked among the most lethal countries for journalists, More...
Syria: Christian schools being forced to teach Kurdish language, curriculum, may be closed permanently
(International Christian Concern) – Syria’s northeast has developed into an autonomous region since the civil war began in 2011. As the civil war enters into what many experts regard as a new phase with the More...
Treasury imposes sanctions on Syria over ties to Islamic State, Russia, Iran
Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) designated four individuals and five entities pursuant to Executive Order (E.O.) 13582, “Blocking Property and Interest in More...
SCOTUS upholds Trump’s ‘travel ban’ confirming executive powers on immigration
The Supreme Court has upheld President Trump’s executive order on immigration from Islamic militant nations, nicknamed the “travel ban” by critics. The ruling was 5-4 with Chief Justice John Roberts More...
Trump pulls US out of Iran deal, Obama ignores reality, says it’s working
President Donald Trump is terminating the United States’ participation in the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) with Iran as it failed to protect America’s national security interests. He More...
War in Syria! US, UK, France forces bomb chemical weapons facilities
The US, UK and France have bombed three government sites in Syria in an early morning operation targeting chemical weapons facilities. Russian President Vladimir Putin said he condemned the Western strikes “in More...
Israel criticized for attack on Syrian air base, central to Iranian military supporting Assad
Israel is faced international blowback Tuesday over the bombardment of Syria’s largest air base, a center for the Iranian military effort to support Syrian President Bashar Assad. Lebanon announced it would More...
