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 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...
Syrian War: Ghouta bombing leaves 300 dead, ‘flagrant war crimes,’ suffering children with no food, shelter, medicine
While the Syrian military says it is trying to liberate the area from terrorists, it has also been accused of targeting civilians with a death toll reported at 300 and rising. A doctor working in Eastern Ghouta More...
President Obama declares war on ISIS, Syrian extremists: ‘wherever they exist’
President Obama on Wednesday outlined his plan to authorize broader US involvement in Iraq and Syria, targeting them with more airstrikes “wherever they exist.” Obama said that the US will “conduct More...
Syria: Islamist invade village of Christians, threaten a massacre to impose Islamic law
Syrian village of Christians has been stormed by Islamists, threatening a massacre and now have imposed Islamic law, reports Fides. Screenshot Syrian rebels executing prisoners This has become a pattern that More...
Ron Paul Institute’s McAdams talks Syria, Vladimir Putin and John McCain’s assessment of the rebels
With the situation in Syria ever-changing and fluid, and a number of unexpected events coming out of it plastered in the media nearly daily, it’s increasingly more difficult to wrap your head around all this. Image/CIA To More...
Al Nusra jihadist in Syria slits throat of Christian who won’t deny Jesus Christ
Residents who fled from the ancient town of Maalula in Syria told AFP that jihadists ambushed the town last week and forced a man to convert to Islam at gunpoint. Jihad flag photo/António Martins uploaded by Peter593022 More...
Syrian violence: Nearly 40 dead in bombings and rebel groups battle one another
Earlier on Thursday, two bombings in Syria killed at least 39 people in the latest surge in violence, while al-Qaeda-linked fighters tighten their grip on a border town near Turkey after killing and expelling fighters More...
John McCain disputes claim by IHS Jane’s to CFR audience
Earlier this week, the defense consultants at IHS Jane’s noted that the majority of Syrian rebels are jihadis. As was reported in the UK Telegraph, Jane’s says the approximately 100,000 rebels are splintered More...
Congress moves to stop military aid to Syrian rebels
Though the Obama administration has authorized military aid to the rebel opposition currently engaged in a civil war with the government of Bashar Assad, it now appears that the US Congress has essentially blocked More...
John McCain visits Syria, meets with rebels as Hezbollah terrorists assist Assad regime
Republican Sen. John McCain has quietly slipped into Syria for a meeting with Syrian rebels. Rachael Dean, a spokeswoman for the politician, confirmed that the Arizona Republican made the visit. That said, she has More...
US to send Syrian rebels armor, night vision goggles and other ‘nonlethal aid’
The Obama administration is expected to give Syrian rebels broader nonlethal military assistance, including body armor and night-vision goggles, while stopping short of providing weapons to forces fighting Syrian More...
US confirmed to be training Syrian rebels in Jordan
Americans are training Syrian anti-government fighters in Jordan, the German weekly Der Spiegel said on Sunday, quoting what it said were participants and organizers. Syrian rebel fighter with missile launcher. More...
US Embassy in Syria closed, violence spreads as Russia ramps up pressure
Syria Renews Bombardment as U.S. Closes Embassy and Russia Sends Envoys That’s the headline this morning in the Telegraph. The US Embassy in Syria has been abandoned as violence spreads. Homs continues to More...
