Turkey: American pastor Andrew Brunson heads to court to face charges related to espionage and terrorism
(International Christian Concern) –On October 12th American pastor Andrew Brunson will be in court for charges related to espionage and terrorism. Despite the lack of solid evidence, Pastor Andrew has been imprisoned More...
Syria: Christian schools being closed, pressure mounts from Islamic community
(International Christian Concern) –Controversy continues to mount regarding the forced closure of dozens of Syriac Christian schools in Syria’s autonomous northeast region. It was expected that the schools would More...
Iraq: ICC discusses relief after the ISIS rampage in Mosul, Qaraqosh
(International Christian Concern) –When ISIS attacked Qaraqosh in 2014, thousands of Christians fled in fear. Those unable to flee, including an elderly woman named Latoya, were forced to live under ISIS’s brutal More...
Iraq’s Chaldean Catholic Church Patriarch Louis Sako is seeking cooperation to benefit Christians and Kurds
(International Christian Concern) –Patriarch Louis Sako, head of Iraq’s Chaldean Catholic Church, is pushing for cooperation between the Iraqi Central Government (ICG) and the Kurdish Regional Government (KRG). 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...
Turkey Coup fails, nearly 3000 arrested as PM Binali Yildirim says ‘it’s over’
Some 2,839 soldiers, including high-ranking officers, have been arrested after an attempted coup that is now over, says Turkey’s PM Binali Yildirim. The Prime Minister added that the a “black stain More...
Istanbul bomb blast kills at least 11, injures 36
At least 11 people have been killed and 36 others injured after a bomb attack on a police vehicle, Istanbul’s governor has said. The deadly explosion ripped through central Istanbul near a university and tourist More...
Armed terrorists cross from Turkey to Syria fight against the Kurds
At least 500 Muslim militants crossed the Turkish border, headed for the Syrian town of Azaz in northern Aleppo province where opposition forces have suffered setbacks at the hands of Kurdish fighters. “At least More...
Imam Sami Abu-Yusuf blames victims of rape by Muslims in Cologne
An Imam in Cologne spoke with a Russian TV outlet about the crimes of violence against women, beginning with the victims of the New Year’s Eve attacks, blaming the victims, how they dressed and their perfume, More...
New ISIS video depicts the beheading of Kurdish fighters
ISIS has published a video purporting to show the beheading of three Kurdish fighters in northern Iraq by Sunni militants who threatened to kill “dozens” more of those being held captive. The six-minute More...
Rev Majed El Shafie visits Kurds in Iraq, says ISIS brutality is the ‘holocaust of our time’
One Free World International (OFWI) is pleased to announce that their President and Founder, Rev. Majed El Shafie, has returned safely from the Kurdistan Region in Northern Iraq. Due to security concerns, the delegation, More...
Rand Paul calls for ‘arming the Kurds’ and make ‘Kurdistan’
Opponents of “nation building” and many in Turkey may be shaking their heads or their fists at Kentucky Senator Rand Paul with his new call to not only arm the Kurds in Iraq and Syria, but redraw borders More...
ISIS terrorist 15 coordinated attacks in Iraq against Kurdish targets
The Islamic State in Iraq has coordinated fifteen attacks on Kurdish forces at strategic targets, including the Mosul dam, various check points and the Sinjar mountain range A senior official at the Ministry More...
Islamic State conquers Kurdish HQ, thousands flee as Turkey criticizes U.S.
Islamic State militants have made new gains in Kobani, now controlling at least 40 percent of the Syrian town. They have seized the Kurd headquarters, a monitoring group said. At least 200,000 have fled the region More...
AG Church in Iran may not survive after the arrest of Pastor Robert Asseriyan
An Assemblies of God church in Tehran may not survive after the arrest of one of its pastors last week. Iranian authorities continue to pressure churches of Armenian or Assyrian heritage to cancel all services in More...
Sakine Cansiz, co-founder of PKK, two other women activists executed, found dead in Paris
Three Kurdish women, one of them a founding member of the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) were found dead in Paris Thursday, described as “without a doubt an execution.” The Wall Street Journal writes More...
Turkish battle with Kurdish militants leaves 26 dead
Turkish soldiers and Kurdish militants clashed on Tuesday in the most intense battles of the separatist conflict this year, with 18 combatants killed in fighting at three army outposts in the southeast, officials More...
