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Christians in danger of extinction… Turkey and ISIS are two sides of the same coin
Publication Date: 4/10/2021
Source: Middle East in 24
The Christians of Wadi al-Khabour, whose name derives from a river in northern Syria, believed that their suffering ended with the crushing of the extremist “ISIS” organization, but it seems that they were wrong, for 3 years after its fall, they are bombarded again, to the extent that 32 Christian villages extend on both sides The river is deserted, with only a few middle-aged men left with old Kalashnikovs, their houses clearly showing the effects of shelling, from a different attacker this time, NATO member Turkey, so their churches are closed. The priests are gone, the streets are empty.
YPG terrorists arrest Christians in Syria’s Hassakeh; torture feared
Publication Date: 22/9/2021
Source: Sabah
Notorious for their ethnic cleansing, PKK’s Syrian affiliate U.S.-backed YPG terrorists have arrested two members of the Christian Syriac Orthodox Creed Council in Syria’s northeastern Hassakeh province and the terrorist group may be torturing them, a watchdog said in a report Wednesday.
Iran releases third church leader from prison
Publication Date: 6/10/2021
Source: Premier Christians News
An Iranian church leader has been released from prison 12 days after two other leaders who were arrested with him were also released on bail.
Ayoub Pourrezade, a lead pastor form the Church of Iran denomination in the city of Rasht, was released on bail from Lakan Prison on 3rd October.
Repeated Turkish shelling threatens Christians of Syria’s Tel Tamr
Publication Date: 8/9/2021
Source: North Press
80-year-old Assyrian Elshwa Youssef heads to her neighbor’s house in the middle of her village, Tel Tawil, west of Syria’s Tel Tamr, after Turkish forces and Turkish-backed armed Syrian factions shelled the area.
On August 29, the Assyrian villages around the Khabur River were subjected to heavy bombardment, which resulted in massive material losses which drove the residents to flee before they returned once again.
Christian families in Syria torn apart by Turkey’s attacks
Author: Richard Spencer
Publication Date: 3/10/2021
Source: The Times
The Christians of Syria’s Khabur valley thought their suffering had ended with the crushing of Islamic State, but they were wrong. Three years after the caliphate was extinguished, they are being bombed again.
Displaced Christian opens only restaurant in destroyed Syrian town
Publication Date: 20/9/2021
Source: Open Doors
Six years after Irbin was captured by rebels, Joseph Hakimeh returned to discover the town he once called home destroyed. “My heart was grieving,” he says. “Yet I decided not to surrender and promised myself to come back.”
Christians Concerned About Turkish Attacks in Northeast Syria
Author: Sirwan Kajjo
Publication Date: 14/9/2021
Source: Voice of America
Syrian Christian leaders are expressing concerns over escalating Turkish attacks in northeast Syria, saying the recent military activity has driven many Christians and members of other minority groups from their homes.
Military officials in the region said last week that Turkey carried out attacks against the Christian-majority town of Tel Tamer and surrounding villages.
Pope to new Armenian Patriarch: closeness to Syria, Lebanon
Publication Date: 24/9/2021
Source: Vatican News
After his election, the Patriarch of Cilicia of the Armenians wrote to Pope Francis requesting “Ecclesiastica Communio” (ecclesiastical communion), which the Pope granted in a letter on Thursday. The Holy Father said he was sharing the joy of the Armenian Catholic Church, which prayed as the synod first met in Lebanon and then in Rome to elect the successor to the late Krikor Bedros XX Gabroyan, who died on May 25.
IHH provides aid to the last Syrian Christian of Idlib
Author: Ibrahim Mukhtar
Publication Date: 28/9/2021
Source: Anadolu Agency
Turkish humanitarian organization IHH on Tuesday delivered aid to Michel Boutros, a 90-year-old Christian who lives alone in Syria’s northern city of Idlib.
IHH came to know about the plight of Boutros following Anadolu Agency’s coverage of his story on Sept. 9.
Diver finds 900-year-old crusader sword off Israel's coast
Publication Date: 19/10/2021
Source: BBC
An amateur diver exploring shallow waters off northern Israel has found a sword thought to have belonged to a crusader knight 900 years ago.
