Syrian Civil War Archives

Humanitarians call for end to Syria’s civil war, entering 10th year

Mar 17, 2020

Humanitarians caring for displaced Syrians in and outside their country are calling for an end to Syria’s brutal civil war as it enters its 10th year. The magnitude of displacement, death and destruction in Syria marks one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises right now, the United Nations and human rights groups have said.

By Dale Gavlak

Pope prays for virus victims, Syria in first (virtual) appearance since last week

Mar 8, 2020

In a Sunday Angelus message livestreamed by the Vatican rather than delivered in front of a live crowd in St. Peter’s Square as a precaution, Pope Francis expressed his closeness in prayer to those suffering from the epidemic and also renewed his “great apprehension” for unarmed victims of Syria’s civil war.

By Elise Ann Allen

Some concerned Turkish president is weaponizing Syrian refugees

Mar 5, 2020

Turkey and Greece are trading blame following the deaths of Syrian refugees trying to flee to Europe, but some observers believe Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is weaponizing the Syrian refugee humanitarian crisis.

By Dale Gavlak

‘We are in human misery,’ Franciscan in northern Syria tells pope

Feb 19, 2020

Syrian government forces and Russian warplanes are bombing Idlib province, while tens of thousands of people are sheltering under strips of plastic tenting in the freezing cold and snow.

By Dale Gavlak

Syria’s Assad says Pope Francis has ‘incomplete’ picture of the war

Dec 10, 2019

In a new interview, Syrian President Bashar al Assad responded publicly to a letter he received from Pope Francis over the summer voicing concern about civilian casualties in the country’s ongoing civil war, saying the pope has an incomplete picture of the conflict influenced by the west.

By Crux Staff

English bishops welcome return to UK of Islamic State orphans

Nov 23, 2019

The Catholicsbishops of England and Wales have welcomed the repatriation of British children orphaned in in Syria, after their parents had sought to support the Islamic State Group.

By Charles Collins