
Pastor Andrew Brunson free from Turkish prison
Along with thousands of Christians and other faith-based groups, the Save the Persecuted Christians (STPC) Coalition is celebrating the release of imprisoned North Carolina pastor Andrew Brunson from his two-year More...

Turkish officials occupy, oppress St Augin Syriac Orthodox Monastery
(International Christian Concern) –For the past forty years, land belonging to the St. Augin Syriac Orthodox Monastery located in southeastern Turkey has been illegally occupied. Multiple promises have been made More...

Turkey targets Christian villages, PKK terrorists in Iraq north
(International Christian Concern) –September has seen an increase of Turkish airstrikes in Iraq’s far north. Local sources estimate that 7 predominately Christian villages were targeted. Turkey attempts to justify 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...

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...