Tag: ISIS
7 Assyrian Refugees Drown While Crossing Aegean Sea
Stephen Marzena Marogeh and his family, and Samah Sami Marogeh and her family, Assyrians who drowned in the Aegean sea when their boat capsized. (AINA) ... Read More
Destruction of Historic Monasteries in Syria: The War on the Past
Wissam Abdallah - November 2015 - Notes on Arab Orthodoxy Christian antiquities are spread throughout the geography of Syria. Some are an extension of ... Read More
US Government Must Designate ISIS Attacks As Genocide for All Groups
Christina Khader Ebada, a 3 year-old Assyrian girl, was abducted from her family last August by ISIS as they were leaving Baghdede. 14/11/15 (AINA) -- ... Read More
ISIS Release 37 Assyrian Hostages in Syria
Assyrian hostages freed by ISIS on the bus to Tel Tamar, Syria. Assyrian hostages freed by ISIS arrive in Tel Tamar, Syria. 7/11/15 (AINA) -- ... Read More
Bodies of Three Assyrians Killed Fighting ISIS Recovered
Assyrians killed in Tel Hurmiz, Syria, while defending their village from ISIS. From left: Elias Darmo Auda (23), George Boulos Isho (47), Fouad Oshana Younan ... Read More
Assyrians, Armenians in Syria Protest Kurdish Confiscation of Property
The Amal Assyrian Elementary School in Hasaka, Syria, which has been occupied by the YPD Kurdish militia. 11/4/15 Qamishli, Syria (AINA) -- Sixteen Assyrian and ... Read More
Raymond Ibrahim on Russia’s “Holy War” on ISIS
Raymond Ibrahim - 29/10/15 I was recently interviewed by Erick Stakelbeck on The Blaze TV regarding my article, “Russia Declares Holy War on Islamic State.” Are ... Read More
An-Nahar on Lebanese Christian Parties’ Silence about the Russian Intervention
Notes on Arab Orthodoxy- Pierre Atallah- October 2015 Also Read - an-Nahar: The Russians have come to Achrafiyeh: Systematic Christian Silence on the Russian Intervention, in ... Read More
The Russian Bear is Cutting off the Serpent’s Head Here: Many Equations are Going to Change!
http://www.discoverynews.us/ Notes on Arab Orthodoxy- Hala Homsi- October 2015 Beware the bear, namely the "Russian bear". For those who know Russian affairs, "when it rises ... Read More
A Future for Minorities in the Middle East?
The Arabic letter "n" (inside red circle), signifying "Nasrani" (Christian), on an Assyrian home in Mosul. By Peter Ahern - 16/10/15 (AINA) -- Consider this ... Read More
ISIS Release 50 Assyrians Captured in Qaryatain – Syria
October 2015 (AINA) -- ISIS has released 50 of the 250 Assyrians who were captured in Qaryatain, Syria on August 7 (AINA 2015-08-07). ISIS released ... Read More
ISIS Execute Three Assyrians in Syria
From Left: Dr. Abdulmasih Enwiya, Basam Michael, Ashur Abraham, three Assyrians executed by ISIS on September 23. 8/10/15 Hasaka, Syria (AINA) -- ISIS has executed ... Read More
Islamic State Blows Up 21 Christian Homes
Raymond Ibrahim - Coptic Solidarity - 25/9/15 Earlier this week, the Islamic State blew up 21 homes belonging to Christians in the once Christian majority Nineveh Plain, northeast ... Read More
Four Assyrians Killed in Hasaka Car Bombing
September 2015 Hasaka, Syria (AINA) -- Up to twenty people were killed by a car bomb that exploded near the Edward Iwas school on Monday, ... Read More
ISIS Release 15 Assyrians Captured in Qaryatain – Syria
5/9/15 (AINA) -- ISIS has released 15 Assyrians who were captured in the town of Qaryatain, Syria after they paid the jizya (poll tax). The ... Read More
ISIS Destroys 5th Century Assyrian Monastery in Syria
An ISIS fighters stands in the rubble of St. Elian monastery, an Assyrian monastery from the 5th century, after it has been destroyed. August 2015 ... Read More
Relative of Assyrians Released By ISIS Speaks
Sabah Elijah with her husband. Three of the 22 hostages ISIS released are her relatives. August 2015 Stockholm (AINA) -- The Swedish Newspaper Lanstidningeninterviewed Sabah ... Read More
Assyrian Captives of ISIS Appeal for Help in Video
A screen capture from the video, showing one of the Assyrians held by ISIS. August 2015 (AINA) -- A video appeared yesterday on Youtube showing ... Read More
Kurdish Militia Occupies Assyrian School in Hasaka – Syria
The Amal Assyrian Elementary School in Hasaka, Syria, which has been occupied by the YPG Kurdish militia. (AINA) -- According to report from Swedish-based AssyriaTV, ... Read More
ISIS Release 22 Assyrian Hostages in Syria
August 2015 (AINA) -- ISIS has released 22 Assyrians that it captured on February 23 when it attacked the 35 Assyrian villages on the Khabur ... Read More
ISIS Captures 250 Assyrians in Syria
8/8/15 (AINA) -- According to reports from human rights groups and observers, has ISIS abducted between 150 and 250 Assyrians from the town of Qaryatain, ... Read More