 |
The Associated Press Iraqi Refugees-California This photo taken Aug. 20, 2015, shows Fadi Hirmiz near the San Ysidro border crossing. At home in Iraq, “I was afraid for my family, for our kids.” A Southern California nonprofit is running an “underground railroad” to assist Chaldean Catholics…
Read moreTHE ASSOCIATED PRESS SAN DIEGO — A Southern California nonprofit is running an “underground railroad” to assist Chaldean Catholics fleeing the turmoil in Iraq. Thirty-two year old Mark Arabo tells The San Diego Union-Tribune (http://bit.ly/1hRZj99 ) that he founded the Minority Humanitarian Foundation out of…
Read moreAlongside Kurds and Shiites, Christian units are now also fighting against IS in Iraq. But Christians are forced to coordinate their efforts with the Kurds and the Iraqi government, both of which pursue their own goals. Ein Dorf kämpft gegen den IS…
Read moreBy Samuel Smith , CP Reporter Frescos painted on the walls of Mar Elain Monastery in Syria seen in this undated photo. The Islamic State terrorist group has released pictures and video purporting to show militants bulldozing a nearly 1,600-year-old Christian monastery, while a claim has been…
Read moreExtremist group posted photos on social media showing bulldozers destroying the Saint Elian Monastery, founded in 432 This picture, released Aug. 20 by an Islamic State militant-affiliated website, shows a bulldozer (background) destroying the Saint Elian Monastery near the town of…
Read moreBy Leah Marieann Klett (news@gospelherald.com) Image released late Thursday by an Islamic State militant-affiliated website shows a bulldozer of Islamic State militants destroying the St. Elian Monastery near the town of Qaryatain in Homs province, Syria.…
Read moreLatin Patriarchate condemns Israeli authority’s decision to resume construction of West Bank Barrier By Clare Creegan THE Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem has strongly condemned the decision to resume the construction of the West Bank Barrier, calling it “an insult to peace.”…
Read moreMar Elian monastery bulldozed Isis Islamic State (Isis) militants have bulldozed parts of the ancient monastery of Mar Elian in Qaryatain, a strategic town located in the central Syrian province of Homs which has been seized from forces loyal to president Bashar al-Assad earlier this month. IS-linked…
Read moreBy Abdelhak Mamoun – (IraqiNews.com) Mosul – IraqiNews.com has published pictures showing ISIS removal of new archaeological sites in the province of Nineveh. The pictures show a number of elements of the organization, belonging to the so-called…
Read moreBy Rawan AbuShaban “They thrive on fear…” “…An organization that promotes hate-mongering though illogical interpretations of canonical texts…” “This shouldn’t be on TV…” “They’re directly responsible for putting Muslims in the cross-hairs. They’ve become walking targets.”…
Read moreAn Iraqi Christian member of the Babylon Brigades stands guard near the site of a car bomb attack in Baghdad, May 5, 2015. (photo by REUTERS) BAGHDAD — Christians formed armed units to regain land lost when the Ninevah Plains were invaded by the Islamic State (IS) in June 2014. Though the Yazidi and Christian…
Read moreBy Mark P. Arabo | Let’s be clear about something before discussion of the unforeseen consequences of the nuclear deal with Iran. This is a rotten deal for America, for American interests and for our strongest partner in the Middle East – Israel. The criteria for a good deal with Iran would be one that…
Read moreHarry Farley Junior Staff Writer 19 August 2015 Mark Aleppo, spokesperson for the San Diego Chaldean community, speaks to Al Jazeera. 20 Iraqi Christians have been held in a Californian detention centre for more than months.…
Read moreChristine Kim Aug 18, 2015 07:28 PM EDT Violence in Iraq (Photo : Ronald Shaw Jr.) 20 Chaldean Christians from Iraq are being held at a prison in California for attempting to cross the border from Mexico to the U.S., according to a humanitarian group.…
Read moreThe 2015 Central Valley Assyrian Festival aims to share with the community the Assyrian culture through dance, food and history. By Alysson Aredas Staff Reporter aaredas@turlockjournal.com The Stanislaus County Fairgrounds will soon be abuzz with all things Assyrian— food,…
Read moreBy Leah Marieann Klett (news@gospelherald.com) One woman stands over her young daughter holding a sign which reads Susan Elias along with the date July 27, 2015 Three Assyrian Christian women who were kidnapped by Islamic State militants will be turned into sex slaves if the ransom for their freedom is not paid, the jihadist group…
Read moreThe pastor of Iraq’s only Christian radio station that reaches over eight million listeners in the country narrowly escaped a bomb blast in a garage where he had gone to repair a church bus. A post from the church website run by Pastor Maher Fouad said that the “Baghdad…
Read moreIraq parliamentary probe says former Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki should be tried for responsibility in Islamic State takeover of Mosul last year. But analysts doubt Maliki will go to court Former Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, pictured here in June 2014 in Baghdad, is…
Read moreBy Stoyan Zaimov , Christian Post Reporter (Photo: Reuters/Denis Balibouse) Women hold a banner during a demonstration marking the first anniversary of Islamic State’s surge on Yazidis of the town of Sinjar, in front of the United Nations European…
Read moreBy Lorraine Caballero , Christian Post Contributor Islamic State / IS / ISIS REUTERS / Kai Pfaffenbach Turkish Kurdish women mourn during the funeral of Kurdish fighters killed during clashes against Islamic State in Syrian town of Kobani, at a cemetery in the…
Read more