Tag: Syrian Army

Destruction of Historic Monasteries in Syria:  The War on the Past

Orthodoxy Cognate PAGE- November 14, 2015

  Wissam Abdallah - November 2015 - Notes on Arab Orthodoxy  Christian antiquities are spread throughout the geography of Syria. Some are an extension of ... Read More

Syriac Orthodox Patriarch Calls on Youth to Defend Their Lands in Syria

Orthodoxy Cognate PAGE- July 3, 2015

https://www.facebook.com/HisHolinessPatriarchMoranMorIgnatiusAphrem2nd?fref=ts By Bar Daisan - 3/7/15 Qamishli, Syria (AINA) -- The Patriarch of the Syriac Orthodox Church, Ignatius Aphrem II, arrived on Saturday, June 27th ... Read More

Syria: Islamist Rebels Abduct 12 Nuns from Orthodox Monastery in Maaloula

OCP- December 3, 2013

3/12/13 Damascus (AsiaNews) – Islamist rebels have kidnapped a group of nuns from the Greek Orthodox monastery of St Thecla (Mar Taqla) in Maaloula (north ... Read More

Violence Claims More Armenian Lives in Syria

OCP- November 20, 2013

20/11/13 DAMASCUS, Syria (A.W.)—In recent weeks the Syrian conflict has claimed a number of Armenian victims, including two children, whose loss has shocked the community. ... Read More

Syrian Army battles jihadists in ancient Christian village

OCP- September 12, 2013

11/9/13 Sporadic fighting continues after Syrian government troops have regained control of the village of Maaloula, a center of Christianity in the region. RT’s correspondent ... Read More

Christians, other minorities in Syria fear ‘ethnic cleansing’

OCP- August 22, 2013

By Slobodan Lekic Stars and Stripes - 22/8/13 DAMASCUS, Syria — It’s a sweltering Friday night and the brightly lit streets of the mainly Christian ... Read More

Leaders urge caution over reports of priests’ fate

OCP- August 14, 2013

By Lauren Williams The Daily Star 14/8/13 BEIRUT: Religious leaders urged “prudence” amid swirling rumors over the fate of three Christian priests reportedly kidnapped in ... Read More

Iraqi MP: Syria collapse would endanger all Mideast Christians

OCP- June 22, 2013

  World Watch Monitor- 22/6/13 The collapse of the Syrian state would be a jihadist triumph and a threat to Christians throughout the Middle East, says ... Read More

Armed Rebels Massacre Entire Population of Christian Village in Syria

OCP- May 28, 2013

27/5/13 Armed rebels attacked a village in Syria's Western province of Homs and slaughtered all its Christian residents on Monday. (Ahlul Bayt News Agency) - The armed rebels affiliated ... Read More

One ethnic Armenian kidnapped, another taken prisoner in Syria

OCP- January 25, 2013

25/1/13 Reports from Syria say at least two ethnic Armenians have been kidnapped or taken prisoner amid a continuing civil war in this Middle Eastern ... Read More

Christian clergymen in Syria released a statement

OCP- August 28, 2012

28/8/2012 The leaders of Syria’s Christian communities have delivered an announcement and criticized the calls for emigration and the warnings against their parishes. Armenian tert.am ... Read More

Christians Flee from Radical Rebels in Syria

OCP- July 26, 2012

By Ulrike Putz in Qa, Lebanon 25/7/2012 Thousands of Syrians are fleeing into neighboring Lebanon -- not entirely due to fear of the Assad regime. ... Read More

Nothing safe, nothing sacred: Syrian rebels desecrate Christian churches?

OCP- June 30, 2012

28/6/2012 Shocking images have surfaced, revealing the alleged desecration of Christian churches in Syria by Western-backed rebels. The pictures, taken by local Christians outraged at ... Read More

Syria’s Christians stand by Assad

OCP- February 7, 2012

7/2/2012 This story originally appeared on Global Post. DAMASCUS, Syria -- As the announcement was made Saturday evening that Russia and China had vetoed a ... Read More

Syria: Massive Gathering Supports Government, Including Orthodox Leader

OCP- October 13, 2011

13/10/2011 More than one million Syrian citizens on Wednesday flocked to Saba Bahrat Square, Damascus downtown, in a mass rally under the title ” My ... Read More