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...
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...
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...
Obama admits failure on Syria: ‘At least we tried’
Former President Obama struggled during a panel conversation with German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Berlin, admitting that the two leaders were unsuccessful in stopping the conflict, “despite our best efforts.” donkeyhotey More...
New laws in Saudi Arabia label atheism as a form of terrorism
New laws and regulations in Saudi Arabia link atheism to terrorism, Human Rights Watch reported in an April 2 article. Anti-terrorism regulations issued by the Saudi interior ministry are called “sweeping” More...
Over 11,000 children killed in Syria’s civil war, hundreds targeted by sniper
A new report details the death toll in Syria, highlighting the disturbing death totals of children, especially those killed by sniper fire. photo/FreedomHouse via Flickr public domain The report, features in a Nov. More...
Syria: Car bombing near Damascus kills at least 20 injuring dozens
A car bomb killed at least 20 people and wounded dozens more on Friday when it exploded in Rankus, a town 20 miles north of the Syrian capital Damascus, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said. April 10, 2012 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...
Senator Mike Lee opposes military intervention in Syria, so does 98% of his constituents
Utah’s junior Senator said Thursday concerning the potential of military intervention in Syria–“The real threat to U.S. credibility is not what happens if we don’t intervene, but what happens if More...
Russia PM Vladimir Putin says US intervention in Syria is ‘act of aggression’ adds John Kerry is lying
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday the US Congress had no right to approve the use of force against Syria without a decision from the UN Security Council, and that doing so would be an “act More...
Sens.Udall, Lee, Murphy and Paul introduce bill to keep federal agencies from funding military operations in Syria
In a bipartisan effort Thursday, U.S. Senators Tom Udall (D-N.M.), Mike Lee (R-UT), Chris Murphy (D-CT), and Rand Paul (R-KY) introduced legislation to prohibit the President from using any funds on activities More...
As Syria’s health system crumbles, health officials are ‘deeply concerned’ about risk of potential outbreaks: WHO
With the ongoing armed conflict and chaos in Syria between forces loyal to the Syrian Ba’ath Party government and those seeking to oust it going past two years and counting and the crumbling of the country’s More...
