Tag: ISIS
Two New Orthodox Christian Martyrs – Gregory and Roman
OrthodoxChurch - 7/10/17 Roman Zabolotny, 39, and Grigory Tsurkanu, 38, the two Russian martyrs fought in Syria and were captured by ISIS. They refused to renounce ... Read More
Assyrian Umbrella Organization Asks UN to Support Assyrians in North Iraq
cdn.pixabay.com AINA - 22/9/17 (AINA) -- The Assyrian Universal Alliance, an umbrella organization for Assyrians worldwide, has sent a letter to the Secretary General of ... Read More
ISIS DENIES KIDNAPPING ALEPPO METROPOLITANS
Pravoslavie.ru - 1/9/17 During the course of recent negotiations with Hezbollah and the Syrian army, the terrorist organization ISIS denied that it had kidnapped Metropolitan Paul ... Read More
Assyrian Man Kidnapped, Killed in Syria
Dr. Basil Isaac, an Assyrian from Tel Shamiram in Syria, was kidnapped and killed by unknown assailants. (AINA) AINA - 25/7/17 Hasaka, Syria (AINA) -- ... Read More
Swedish EU Parliamentarian Accuses Kurds of Treason Against Assyrians
http://thekurdishproject.org AINA - 18/7/17 Stockholm (AINA) -- "It's obvious for me that when the Kurdish Regional Government disarmed Assyrians (AINA 2014-08-14) and then didn't defend the ... Read More
Judge halts deportation of 1,400 Iraqis over Justice Dept objections
Protesters rally outside the federal court just before a hearing to consider a class-action lawsuit filed on behalf of Iraqi nationals facing deportation, in Detroit, ... Read More
3 Year-old Assyrian Girl Kidnapped By ISIS Reunited With Her Mother
Christina Khader Ebada, the Assyrian girl kidnapped by ISIS three years ago, reunited with her mother. ( AINA) Christina, then and now. ( AINA) Christina ... Read More
Assyrian Leader Voices Concern At EU-parliament Conference on Future of Nineveh Plain
Attiya Gamri (inset), the President of the Assyrian Confederation of Europe. ( AINA) AINA - 8/6/17 Brussels (AINA) -- The President of the Assyrian Confederation of ... Read More
Survivor Julia Ibrahim Speaks on Coptic Bus Attack
Julia Ibrahim: One of the survivors from the Coptic bus attack by ISIS in Egypt. She speaks about the harsh moments during the attack by ... Read More
The Martyrs of El Minya, St. Samuel the Confessor and a Plea to the Eastern Orthodox
Fr Kyrillos Ibrahim - 30/5/17 This might be considered a controversial post though I hope not.... It is well known that the main threat facing ... Read More
ANCIENT PALACE OF BIBLICAL KING SENNACHERIB FOUND UNDER ISIS-DESTROYED TOMB OF JONAH
Photo: The Christian Post Pravoslavie.ru - 6/3/17 In July 2014, Islamic terrorists destroyed what both Christians and Muslims believe to have been the Tomb of ... Read More
HUGE CROSS ERECTED NEAR MOSUL AFTER LIBERATION FROM ISIS
Photo: http://www.catholicnewsagency.com Pravoslavie.ru - 6/3/17 As a symbol of victory of light over darkness, of Christ over Satan, a giant cross has been erected on a ... Read More
90,000 CHRISTIANS KILLED IN 2016, NUMBERS COULD INCREASE IN 2017
https://becomingorthodox.wordpress.com/ Pravoslavie.ru - 4/1/17 2016 was a deadly year for being a Christian. According to the Center for the Study of Global Christianity, which monitors ... Read More
A DAVID & GOLIATH STORY IN IRAQ: An Interview with Filmmaker David Ritter
Aslan Murad Vartanian (left) with members of the Havresc militia. David Ritter (behind camera) interviewing an aid worker helping Havresc Lucine Kasbarian Lucine Kasbarian - ... Read More
Relief for Assyrian Town Liberated From ISIS
www.religiousfreedomcoalition.org - 10/12/16 On August 6, 2014, the Islamic State overran Iraq's largest Christian city, the city of Qaraqosh. The advance forced thousands of Christians to ... Read More
SYRIAN CLERGY COLLECTED RANSOM TO SAVE OVER 200 CHRISTIANS FROM ISIS
http://blackchristiannews.com/ Pravoslavie.ru - 8/12/16 More than 200 abducted Assyrian Christians taken hostage by ISIS in February 2015 were saved by a Syrian priest who managed ... Read More
SCREENING OF ‘HAVRESC: STAND ON COURAGE’ – MOVIE ON ARMENIAN & ASSYRIAN CHRISTIANS STRUGGLE FOR SURVIVAL IN IRAQ
Lucine Kasbarian - OCP News Service - 12/1/16 Website - www.Havresc.com Trailer - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WPbNfspEG7E Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/havresc/ 'Havresc: Stand on Courage' is a documentary ... Read More
Al Azhar Rejects Reforming ‘Religious Discourse’
Coptic Solidarity -Raymonibrahim - 30/11/16 Much of the curriculum of Al Azhar—the Islamic world’s most prestigious university, located in Cairo—is based on Islamic books written in ... Read More
FIRST SERVICE AFTER OCCUPATION BY ISIS CELEBRATED IN QARAQOSH, IRAQ
Pravoslavie.ru - 11/11/16 On October 30, 2016, several Christians gathered inside a church in the town of Qaraqosh in northern Iraq. The church walls are now ... Read More
The emotional moment: a girl is saved from the clutches of ISIS fighters in Iraq
http://www.operationworld.org/ WATCHTOWER - 25/10/16 TV cameramen captured the moment when little Aysha, wearing a sparkly T-shirt and pink leggings, was rescued by an armed military police ... Read More
Here’s What Iraqi Forces Found After Liberating Assyrian Town
A statue of Virgin Mary is placed in a street in Bartella. Another statue of Mary was found to have been beheaded by ISIS fighters. ... Read More