Tag: ISIS
Four Youths Beheaded By Isis for Refusing to Renounce Christian Faith
Canon Andrew White said that it is impossible for Christians to live in Iraq under Isis,Foundation for Relief and Reconciliation in the Middle East By ... Read More
Assyrians Need Autonomous Region – Says Advisor to Mosul’s Governor
Dr. Duraid Tobiya Zoma, advisor to the governor of Mosul. By Nahren Anweya - 11/12/14 (AINA) -- On June 10 ISIS captured Mosul, Iraq's second ... Read More
Iraq’s Governor of Nineveh Meets Assyrian Leaders in Chicago
Atheel Al Nujaifi (red tie), the Sunni governor of Iraq's Nineveh province, meeting with Assyrian leaders in Chicago. On his right is Dr. Duraid of ... Read More
It’s Time to Speak Out on Global Christian Persecution By Steve Herzig
By Steve Herzig http://www.charismanews.com 21/11/14 Do a computer search for "ISIS" and "Christians" and prepare to gasp in horror. ISIS (Islamic State in Iraq and ... Read More
Assyrian Homes Being Looted By Kurdish Forces
(AINA) -- Residents of Telsqof, an Assyrian town that was captured by ISIS and liberated by Kurdish forces three months ago, are reporting that their ... Read More
Unique Christian Manuscripts Safeguarded in Kurdistan
Father Nageeb in the safe house where he has stored a collection of ancient manuscripts. (photo: Sharmila Devi) By Sharmila Devi Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty ... Read More
Iraqi Christian Refugees in North Iraq – ‘Their Tears Have Run Dry’
Pic - www.missioalliance.org Aid to the Church in Need - October 2014 Father Andrzej Halemba heads the Middle East Section of international Catholic charity Aid to ... Read More
ISIS Desecrates Ancient Assyrian Monastery in Iraq
St. Behnam Monastery http://www.fides.org - October 2014 Militiamen from the self-proclaimed 'Islamic Caliphate' have removed the crosses and burned ancient manuscripts in the historic Monastery of ... Read More
Terrorist graffiti appeared overnight in the vicinity of Dečani Monastery
(Yellow line - the property of the Monastery; red dots - locations where Graffiti were written) 12/10/14 Also Read:The Ancient Serbian Monastery Receiving Threats from ... Read More
The Ancient Serbian Monastery Receiving Threats from Albanians Again : CALIPHATE is COMING, KLA, ISIS
Grey Carter - 12/10/14 The facilities within Decani monastery have been vandalized again! The “unknown persons” wrote the grafiti: ISIS ( the Islamic State of Iraq and ... Read More
Iraqi Assyrians Arm Themselves For The Fight Against ISIS
By Matthew Vickery http://www.mintpressnews.com - October 2014 TEL SKUF, Iraq -- Waesh Toma sits upright and ready, his eyes scanning the Iraqi desert horizon as the ... Read More
Patriarch John X Interviewed on the Church in Syria : Abducted Archbishops and More
English translation of an interview published by the Patriarchate of Antioch on October 4, 2014: The Syrian newspaper al-Thawra Online met with His Beatitude Patriarch ... Read More
With ISIS an Hour Away, Christian Community Makes Its ‘Last Stand in Iraq’
By Matthew Fisher http://news.nationalpost.com - 10/7/14 IRBIL, Iraq -- With extremists flying the black flag of the Islamic State of Iraq and Al-Sham less than an ... Read More
Baylor Hosts Panel About ISIS’ Persecution of Christians in Iraq and Syria
By Kristianna Gross http://www.kxxv.com - 30/9/14 WACO -- As world leaders come together to take on the brutality of ISIS, thousands of Christians are fleeing from ... Read More
Extremist Destroy 7th Century Church & Mosque in Tikrit – Iraq
The Assyrian Green Church in Tikrit, Iraq, built in the 7th century, which was destroyed by ISIS. The Assyrian Green Church in Tikrit, Iraq. The ... Read More
KING OF JORDAN PROMISES TO DEFEND CHRISTIANS FROM ISIS
24/9/14 King Abdullah II of Jordan has reportedly promised to defend Christians from ISIS. King Abdullah believes that presence of Christians in the Middle East ... Read More
5K Walk Calls Attention to Assyrian Suffering in Iraq
September 2014 Skokie, Illinois (AINA) -- over 1,000 Assyrians participated in a 5 kilometer walk to call attention to the suffering of Assyrians in north ... Read More
Thousands of Young Assyrian Iraqis Have Joined the Fight Against ISIS
A young Assyrian man who has signed up to fight against ISIS (photo: Rebecca Collard). By Rebecca Collard http://www.pri.org - 19/9/14 Five years ago, Sirgon Horomes ... Read More
The Minorities of the Nineveh Plain and the Demand for a Safe Haven
By Mikhael Benjamin - 19/9/14 (AINA) -- The province of Nineveh is going through tragic and exceptional conditions, particularly its minorities, national, ethnic, religious and ... Read More
What Would The Mideast Be Like Without Christians?
Map pic - http://facstaff.uww.edu/ By Ellen Ratner http://www.talkradionews.com - 19/9/14 ISIS/ISIL has executed another man from the West, this time a humanitarian aid worker. (Both President ... Read More
Tent Churches Emerge in Iraqi Refugee Camps
By Amie Cotton http://www.crossmap.com - 19/9/14 Fatima, an Iraqi woman who fled atrocities committed by the Islamic State (IS), also known as ISIS, was drawn to ... Read More