Tag: Syrian Army
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
Syriac Orthodox Patriarch Calls on Youth to Defend Their Lands in Syria
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
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
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
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’
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
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
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
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
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
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
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?
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
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
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