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

    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

    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
  • Advocate: Turkish forces doing ‘soft’ ethnic cleansing in northeast Syria

    Advocate: Turkish forces doing ‘soft’ ethnic cleansing in northeast Syria

    • Oct 28, 2019

    Despite Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan reportedly assuring U.S. Vice President Mike Pence that his forces would not persecute religious minorities in northeastern Syria, people on the ground say minorities are being targeted.

    By Dale Gavlak
  • Church in Syria and Iraq could ‘vanish’ if Islamic State regroups, new report claims

    Church in Syria and Iraq could ‘vanish’ if Islamic State regroups, new report claims

    • Oct 23, 2019

    A new report says Christians are faring better in conflict-ravaged regions in the Middle East, but the precarious situation means the Church could vanish in places like Syria and Iraq if Islamist groups mounted another campaign in the region.

    By Charles Collins
  • They come at night: Syrians flee to Iraq as cease-fire set to expire

    They come at night: Syrians flee to Iraq as cease-fire set to expire

    • Oct 22, 2019

    In mid-October, Turkey agreed to pause its fighting for 120 hours, expiring Oct. 22, for Syrian Kurdish and Syriac Christian forces to withdraw from a zone Turkey wants to control. However, with fighting still was occurring in several areas, and the uncertainty of what would happen, Syrian families were considering their options for survival.

    By Dale Gavlak
  • World faces difficult task in seeking lasting peace in Syrian conflict

    World faces difficult task in seeking lasting peace in Syrian conflict

    • Oct 20, 2019

    Turkey’s long-threatened incursion into northeast Syria after the sudden pullout of U.S. military forces from the country in early October raises serious moral questions on the responsibility to protect civilians caught in the middle of a new conflict.

    By Dennis Sadowski
  • Syria crisis tests Trump’s global religious freedom vows

    Syria crisis tests Trump’s global religious freedom vows

    • Oct 19, 2019

    The Turkish invasion of northern Syria in the wake of President Donald Trump’s troop withdrawal from the region could put to the test Trump’s stated commitment to global freedom of worship for religious minorities.

    By Elana Schor
  • Murder of Syrian politician highlights risk for minorities

    Murder of Syrian politician highlights risk for minorities

    • Oct 15, 2019

    When Hevrin Khalaf, a young Syrian politician and advocate on behalf of women and religious and ethnic minorities in Kurdistan, was murdered by a Turkish-backed fringe group on Saturday amid Turkey’s new offensive in Syria, her death sparked outcry from around the world.

    By Elise Harris
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