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More than One Month Ago
Advocate: Turkish forces doing ‘soft’ ethnic cleansing in northeast
Syria
(Dale Gavlak,
Catholic News Service
)
Morocco wants women, minors held in Iraq,
Syria
to come home
(Associated Press,
Arab News
)
Syria
n Kurdish commander sparks fresh US-Turkish row
(Amberin Zaman,
Al-Monitor:Turkey Pulse
)
Church in
Syria
and Iraq could ‘vanish’ if Islamic State regroups, new report claims
(Charles Collins,
Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse
)
Who betrayed
Syria
’s Kurds?
(Amberin Zaman,
Al-Monitor: The Pulse of the Middle East
)
Yes, Russian interests in
Syria
are political, but there are centuries of religious ties as well
(Terry Mattingly,
Get Religion
)
Syria
n democratic forces commander says Turkey violated the ceasefire order
(Amanda Casanova,
Christian Headlines
)
Can you protect religious minorities and still withdraw from
Syria
? A story of life and death
(Kelsey Dallas,
Deseret News
)
World Evangelical Association deeply concerned at suffering of vulnerable, including Christians, on
Syria
-Turkey border
(
Ecumenical News
)
Who are the Kurdish people in
Syria
being attacked by Turkey?
(Amanda Casanova,
Christian Headlines
)
Syria
crisis tests Trump’s global religious freedom vows
(Elana Schor,
Associated Press
)
Live updates:
Syria
Kurds begin withdrawing from Turkish border
(Haaretz, DPA, The Associated Press and Reuters,
Haaretz
)
Some US forces to remain in northeastern
Syria
, SDF sources say
(Amberin Zaman,
Al-Monitor: The Pulse of the Middle East
)
Bishop warns of mass exodus of Christians in
Syria
(Heather Preston,
Premier
)
More on
Syria
Franklin Graham says he won’t second guess Trump on
Syria
(Mikaela Mathews,
Christian Headlines
)
Bishops in Middle East urge prayer for northern
Syria
(Courtney Mares,
Catholic News Agency
)
Turkey-
Syria
ceasefire announced, attacks on Kurds continue
(Olivia Miller,
International Christian Concern
)
US announces full withdrawal from northern
Syria
as Turkish forces advance
(Amberin Zaman and Jack Detsch,
Al-Monitor: Syria Pulse
)
Turkey’s invasion has thrown a once-stable corner of
Syria
into chaos
(
The Economist
)
New
Syria
n constitution must guarantee interests of all ethnic, religious groups - Putin
(
Interfax-Religion
)
Pope calls for peace in ‘beloved and martyred’
Syria
after Turkish incursion
(Inés San Martín,
Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse
)
In our opinion: Congress has failed the Kurds in
Syria
(The Deseret News Editorial Board,
Deseret News Opinion
)
USCIRF statement on Turkish offensive in northeast
Syria
(
U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom
)
Chaos grips Northern
Syria
as invasion imminent
(Olivia Miller,
International Christian Concern
)
Pentagon pushes back on Turkish incursion in
Syria
(Jack Detsch,
Al-Monitor
)
Turkish press reacts to pending
Syria
operation
(Diego Cupolo,
Al-Monitor: Turkey Pulse
)
Confusion reigns as Trump authorizes troop withdrawal from Turkish-
Syria
n border towns
(Amberin Zaman,
Al-Monitor: Turkey Pulse
)
A young couple’s gamble: The gates are slamming shut to refugees from
Syria
's brutal war. Farrah and Besher would risk it all to reach the West.
(Kareem Fahim and Zakaria Zakaria,
The Washington Post
)
Joint US-Turkish patrols begin in North
Syria
amid Kurdish concerns
(Amberin Zaman,
Al-Monitor: Turkey Pulse
)
Over 120 churches attacked since start of
Syria
's civil war: report
(Samuel Smith,
The Christian Post
)
Syria
n churches targeted by Assad forces, new report claims
(Matt Hadro,
Catholic News Agency
)
Report: Over 120
Syria
n churches damaged by war since 2011
(
Associated Press
)
Syria
c Catholic Church reestablishes diocese in northern Iraq
(Doreen Abi Raad,
Catholic News Service
)
Al-Assad asks for Russian language teachers in
Syria
to counter Western culture and Wahhabism - Russian MP
(
Interfax-Religion
)
Captured ISIS fighters get short sentences and art therapy in
Syria
(Liz Sly,
The Washington Post
)
I’m one of hundreds of archaeologists exiled from
Syria
who’s mourning what the war is costing us
(Lubna Omar,
The Conversation
)
Turkish invasion of
Syria
would mow down Kurdish Christians. Are media tracking this?
(Julia Duin,
Get Religion
)
UN experts: Islamic State aims for resurgence in Iraq,
Syria
(Edith M. Lederer,
Associated Press
)
Religion and the protection and integration of
Syria
n refugees in Turkey (Responding to: Religion and refugee integration in Turkey, Uganda, and Colombia)
(Stephanie J. Nawyn,
Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University
)
Pope urges concrete measures to protect
Syria
n civilians
(
Associated Press
)
Pope hails Russia's efforts to protect Christian holy places in
Syria
– Peskov
(
Interfax-Religion
)
Putin in Vatican to discuss restoration of Christian shrines in
Syria
, Roman Church's humanitarian projects in Donbas, Venezuela
(
Interfax-Religion
)
Far from the crumbling caliphate but haunted by ISIS: Yazidi refugees in Canada live with profound and persistent trauma — and they fear for their families still in Iraq and
Syria
(Emily Rauhala and Amanda Coletta,
The Washington Post
)
Religious communities in Russia begin joint efforts for restoring schools in
Syria
(
Interfax-Religion
)
Turkish intervention could trigger
Syria
's 'second great war'
(Amberin Zaman,
Al-Monitor: Syria Pulse
)
Is there hope for Christians in Baghuz,
Syria
?
(Claire Evans,
International Christian Concern
)
Turkey faces growing Kurdish insurgency in
Syria
's Afrin
(Amberin Zaman,
Al-Monitor: Turkey Pulse
)
Syria
n militants attack Christian city of Mhardeh — again
(Claire Evans,
International Christian Concern
)
Chechen religious leaders re-open landmark mosque in
Syria
(Nataliya Vasilyeva,
Associated Press
)
US strikes IS-held mosque as
Syria
battle intensifies
(Bassem Mroue,
Associated Press
)
Religious freedom group asks Trump not to withdraw from
Syria
, warns Turkey’s entry will lead to genocide
(Paul Crookston,
The Washington Free Beacon
)
Letter to President Trump: Support, do not abandon, Christians, Yazidis and Kurds in
Syria
’s northeast
(Jubilee Campaign,
International Religious Freedom Roundtable
)
Multi-faith group pleads with Trump to reconsider US troop withdrawal from
Syria
(
Religion News
)
Intel: Why US plan to have Europeans run
Syria
safe zone is no sure bet
(
Al-Monitor: Syria Pulse
)
US-Gulf tensions mount over restrictions on
Syria
reconstruction
(Giorgio Cafiero,
Al-Monitor: Gulf Pulse
)
Syria
n jihadist group’s takeover of Idlib undermines Turkish plans
(Khaled al-Khateb,
Al-Monitor: Syria Pulse
)
As US exits
Syria
, what will define Moscow's Mideast policy in 2019?
(Maxim A. Suchkov,
Al-Monitor
)
Christians concerned about religious freedom if Turkey enters
Syria
(Dale Gavlak,
Catholic News Service
)
Free Yezidi Foundation report: Withdrawal of US troops from
Syria
(
Free Yezidi Foundation
)
Shift in
Syria
n conflict impacts Christian discipleship efforts
(Claire Evans,
Persecution: International Christian Concern
)
Turkish battle plan for
Syria
shaky despite Trump's promised pullout
(Semih Idiz,
Al-Monitor: Turkey Pulse
)
Syria
n children reluctant to return to homeland
(Lindsay Steele,
Mission Network News
)
US-led coalition scrambles to realign Islamic State mission following
Syria
exit
(Jack Detsch,
Al-Monitor
)
Will Lebanon’s support of UN compacts benefit
Syria
n refugees?
(Scott Preston,
Al-Monitor: Lebanon Pulse
)
How Iran sees 'post-America'
Syria
(Hamidreza Azizi,
Al-Monitor: Iran Pulse
)
Israel concerned over American exit of
Syria
(Ben Caspit,
Al-Monitor: Israel Pulse
)
US official speaks out against possible Turkish offensive in
Syria
(Jasper Mortimer,
Al-Monitor: Turkey Pulse
)
Syria
n writer gives voice to victims of war
(Charlie Faulkner,
Al-Monitor
)
President Trump signs bill to aid religious genocide victims in Iraq and
Syria
(Gary Nguyen,
World Religion News
)
Voters elect first woman to local council in Aleppo,
Syria
(Khaled al-Khateb,
Al-Monitor: Syria Pulse
)
USCIRF welcomes President Trump signing the Iraq and
Syria
Genocide Emergency Relief and Accountability Act
(Press Release,
U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom
)
Does the US want a war with Iran over
Syria
?
(Week in Review,
Al-Monitor
)
Forced military conscription causes alarm in
Syria
(Claire Evans,
Persecution: International Christian Concern
)
US
Syria
envoy heads to Turkey after criticizing peace initiative
(Ayla Jean Yackley,
Al-Monitor: Turkey Pulse
)
Why Ghouta refugees in
Syria
refused to send their children to school
(Khaled al-Khateb,
Al-Monitor: Syria Pulse
)
Congress passes bill aimed at prosecuting Iraq and
Syria
genocide
(Howard Friedman,
Religion Clause
)
Congress approves measure to combat crimes targeting religious minorities in Iraq and
Syria
(Don Byrd,
Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty
)
Terrorists again target
Syria
n Christians in Idlib
(Claire Evans,
Persecution: International Christian Concern
)
Syria
n Armenian refugees avoid Turkey
(Claire Evans,
Persecution: International Christian Concern
)
Disappearances in
Syria
hinder reconciliation
(Claire Evans,
Persecution: International Christian Concern
)
Pope, As
syria
n patriarch jointly call for end of violence in Middle East
(Elise Harris,
Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse
)
Syria
passes draconian new law governing religious life
(
The New Arab
)
Can
Syria
n refugees in Turkey benefit from amendment to citizenship law?
(Khaled al-Khateb,
Al-Monitor: Syria Pulse
)
Proposed law puts
Syria
's religious diversity at risk
(Sami Moubayed,
Assyrian International News Agency
)
In rare rebuke, a Russian chief rabbi slams missile transfer to
Syria
as ‘mistake’
(
Jewish Telegraphic Agency
)
Pressure increases on Christian schools in
Syria
's autonomous NE
(Claire Evans,
Persecution: International Christian Concern
)
Russia to continue sending relief to
Syria
through religious organizations
(
Interfax-Religion
)
Churches in
Syria
: ‘We live together or we die together’
(
World Watch Monitor
)
Plane shot down over
Syria
puts Russia-Israel relations to the test
(Maxim A. Suchkov,
Al-Monitor: Russia/Mideast Pulse
)
Russian Church to help
Syria
return to peaceful life - Patriarch Kirill
(
Interfax-Religion
)
Church finally opened in
Syria
's Kobani
(Claire Evans,
Persecution: International Christian Concern
)
More than 30,000
Syria
ns displaced in latest offensive
(Scott Slayton,
Christian Headlines
)
10 killed, 20 wounded in assault on
Syria
n Christian town
(Claire Evans,
Persecution: International Christian Concern
)
Syria
n archbishop: There are plans to oust Christians from the region
(Tola Mbakwe,
Premier
)
Status of
Syria
n refugees in Lebanon remains largely unchanged
(Doreen Abi Raad,
National Catholic Reporter
)
Russia, US looking for common ground on
Syria
(Maxim A. Suchkov,
Al-Monitor: The Pulse of the Middle East
)
This Jesuit could have left
Syria
. Instead he died a martyr
(Weonika Pomierna,
Aleteia
)
Russian chief mufti urges int'l community to send relief to
Syria
(
Interfax-Religion
)
Syria
ns flock home from Turkey for Eid despite danger
(Khaled al-Khateb,
Al-Monitor: Syria Pulse
)
Lebanon embraces Russia’s refugee initiative for
Syria
(Anton Mardosov,
Al-Monitor: Russia/Mideast Pulse
)
Syria
’s Assad attends holiday prayers at Damascus mosque
(
Associated Press
)
Russia eyes refugee return as centerpiece of next policy move in
Syria
(Maxim A. Suchkov,
Al-Monitor: Russia/Mideast Pulse
)
Turkey wants its share of
Syria
’s reconstruction
(Fehim Tastekin,
Al-Monitor: Turkey Pulse
)
Assad’s advances heighten Iran-Russia rift in
Syria
(Makram Najmuddine,
Al-Monitor
)
More than 200 killed in southern
Syria
as Islamic State launches devastating assault
(Louisa Loveluck,
The Washington Post
)
Syria
n truce relieves pressure on Jordan's border
(Osama Al Sharif,
Al-Monitor: Jordan Pulse
)
Israel helps White Helmets, but rejects
Syria
n refugees
(Akiva Eldar,
Al-Monitor: Israel Pulse
)
Russia zeroes in on returning Christians to
Syria
n homes
(Anton Mardasov,
Al-Monitor: Russia/Mideast Pulse
)
Israel 'not ruling out' eventual ties with
Syria
's Assad
(Dan Williams,
Reuters
)
US travel ban leaves far-flung
Syria
n family in limbo
(Sarah El Deeb,
Religion News Service
)
UN chief ‘personally concerned’ about return of Christians to Iraq and
Syria
(
World Watch Monitor
)
Only 10 Christians refugees from Iraq and
Syria
admitted to US in 2018; Evangelicals respond
(Samuel Smith,
The Christian Post
)
Too much at stake for full-on conflict in southern
Syria
(Mona Alami,
Al-Monitor: Syria Pulse
)
Displaced
Syria
ns build new lives in Idlib
(Tamer Osman,
Al-Monitor: Syria Pulse
)
Church and Russian Health Ministry to chair the program of helping
Syria
n children
(
Interfax-Religion
)
Syria
ns making trek home from Turkey for holiday
(Khaled al-Khateb,
Al Monitor: Syria Pulse
)
‘Christianity in
Syria
is under threat from forces the West is supporting’
(
World Watch Monitor
)
Turkey returns confiscated
Syria
c church property deeds
(Barbara G. Baker,
World Watch Monitor
)
Where have those displaced from
Syria
's Douma gone?
(Khaled al-Khateb,
Al-Monitor: Syria Pulse
)
Can the Scouts help safeguard the future of the Church in
Syria
?
(
World Watch Monitor
)
Defeated in
Syria
and Iraq, the Islamic State is rebuilding in countries like Indonesia
(Greg Barton,
The Conversation
)
Ethics of the
Syria
n intervention
(
Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University
)
U.S. response to the Douma attacks: A just war perspective (Responding to: Ethics of the
Syria
n intervention)
(John Kelsay,
Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University
)
Peace in
Syria
requires political vision more than missiles (Responding to: Ethics of the
Syria
n intervention)
(Matthew Shadle,
Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University
)
Coalition and partner forces look to deal final blow to ISIS in
Syria
(Lisa Ferdinando,
U.S. Department of Defense
)
‘Lost generation’ of
Syria
n children left without an education
(Madeleine Davis,
Church Times
)
Ruins of ancient church discovered in
Syria
, in territory formerly under ISIS control
(Amanda Casanova,
Christian Headlines
)
Trauma, anxiety haunt more than half of
Syria
n refugee children
(
Daily Sabah
)
‘Avoid persecution-of-Christians label,’ says
Syria
expert
(Jayson Casper,
World Watch Monitor
)
Pope Francis makes rosary pilgrimage for peace in
Syria
(Hannah Brockhaus,
Catholic News Agency
)
Top Vatican diplomat speaks on war in
Syria
, peace in Korea, Chinese bishops, and Alfie Evans
(Inés San Martín,
Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse
)
Syria
n priest who ministers in ravaged Aleppo: 'It's God mercy that I stayed'
(Christian Today staff writer,
Christian Today
)
Syria
, Islam and Christianity: The West’s bombing of
Syria
meets some approval from Muslims
(Erasmus,
The Economist [Erasmus: Religion and public policy]
)
Lebanon: Mass evictions of
Syria
n refugees
(
Human Rights Watch
)
Prosecuting ‘The Beatles’ before the ICC: A gateway for the opening of an investigation in
Syria
?
(Alexandre Skander Galand,
EJIL: Talk!
)
On
Syria
: Trump may be right
(David W. Lesch,
Syria Comment
)
If major church leaders of
Syria
blast President Trump's missiles and tweets, is that news?
(Terry Mattingly,
GetReligion
)
Syria
n mufti plans visit to Russia
(
Interfax-Religion
)
Creating a new
Syria
: Property, dispossession, and regime survival
(Erwin van Veen,
Syria Comment
)
Syria
, deterrence of chemical weapons and U.S. policy in the Middle East
(Joshua Landis,
Syria Comment
)
If you drop bombs on
Syria
you should take its refugees
(Ben Smee,
The Guardian
)
Pope expresses shock and anger at
Syria
n violence
(Kelly Frazier,
World Religion News
)
Syria
n patriarchs condemn 'unjust aggression' of Friday allied airstrikes, ask for prayers
(
Catholic News Agency
)
Patriarch Kirill discusses
Syria
with Pope Francis
(
Interfax-Religion
)
Pope Francis, World Council of Churches reiterate call for
Syria
political solution
(Peter Kenny,
Ecumenical News
)
Generic evangelicals working hard to build bridges between Israel and
Syria
ns
(Terry Mattingly,
GetReligion
)
Israel ‘alone in fight’ against Iran in
Syria
(Ben Caspit,
Al Monitor: Israel Pulse
)
As US mulls
Syria
airstrikes, Francis calls for peace
(Christine Rousselle,
Catholic News Agency
)
Patriarch Kirill addresses Russian military in
Syria
on Orthodox Easter day
(
Interfax-Religion
)
Jews have ‘moral obligation’ to end
Syria
n ‘genocide,’ Israeli chief rabbi says
(
Jewish Telegraphic Agency
)
Ethnic minorities in Iraq lost hope unlike
Syria
n Christians - Russian Church official
(
Interfax-Religion
)
'Rise Nineveh': Christians in Iraq celebrate As
syria
n New Year and Easter
(Seth J. Frantzman,
Jerusalem Post
)
Iraq’s As
syria
n Christians: persecution and resurgence
(Zara Sarvarian,
World Watch Monitor
)
As
syria
n observe Easter midnight mass in north Iraq
(A.C. Robinson,
AINA
)
In Easter Urbi et Orbi, Pope Francis prays for 'swift end' to bloody war in
Syria
, peace in Holy Land
(Peter Kenny,
Ecumenical News
)
Patriarch Kirill: We fight for justice in
Syria
(
Interfax-Religion
)
"N" for Nazarene -- the remnants of Iraq's As
syria
n community
(Nina Shea,
Assyrian International News Agency
)
Christian activists say militias target religious minorities in
Syria
(Dale Gavlak,
Catholic News Service
)
Syria
n rebels shell Christian town in northwest Hama with rockets, Russian warplanes respond with incendiary bombs
(Andrew Illingworth,
AMN
)
Chaldean As
syria
n patriarch nominated for Nobel Peace Prize
(
Assyrian International News Agency
)
Syria
c Orthodox patriarch criticizes WCC portrayal of
Syria
n situation
(
Catholic News Service
)
6 counterterrorism lessons from the
Syria
n civil war
(Daniel L. Byman,
Brookings
)
Students in northern
Syria
depend on Turkey to complete degrees
(Khaled al-Khateb,
Al-Monitor: Syria Pulse
)
Syria
's Eastern Ghouta faces 'another Aleppo'
(Tamar Osman,
Al-Monitor: Syria Pulse
)
Women are free, and armed, in Kurdish controlled northern
Syria
(Rod Nordland,
The New York Times
)
Tajik Salafis intending to join terrorists in
Syria
dressed up as women to escape police
(
Interfax-Religion
)
Turkey’s military operations in
Syria
(Lokman B. Çetinkaya,
EJIL: Talk!
)
'It's not a war. It's a massacre': scores killed in
Syria
n enclave
(Kareem Shaheen,
The Guardian
)
Stand up to Erdogan, protect ethnic and religious minorities in
Syria
(Diliman Abdulkader,
The Jerusalem Post
)
Israel strikes
Syria
, downs Iranian drone, as F-16 crashes
(Aron Heller and Srah el Deeb,
Associated Press Top News
)
The return home:
Syria
c Christians celebrate Eucharistic liturgy in ravaged church
(
Catholic News Agency
)
Growing number of Druze believers in
Syria
(Anna Deckert,
Mission Network News
)
Syria
’s second city begins long road to recovery
(
World Watch Monitor
)
Catalogue of Christian shrines destroyed in
Syria
compiled by Orthodox and Catholics will be represented in Vienna
(
Interfax-Religion
)
Macron issues stark warning to Turkey as incursion against Kurds in
Syria
deepens
(Gareth Browne,
The National
)
A multi-religious ‘fellowship’ in
Syria
possible again, says church leader
(
Syria Direct
)
Syria
n refugees freeze to death crossing into Lebanon
(Beth Stolicker,
Mission Network News
)
Syria
church leader condemns Turkey’s ‘unjustified aggression’
(
World Watch Monitor
)
A Sustainable United States Policy for North
Syria
, the Kurds, Turkey and the
Syria
n Government
(Joshua Landis and Matthew Barber,
Syria Comment
)
Churches in
Syria
n enclave say Turkish bombing is killing civilians
(Dale Gavlak,
Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse
)
Syria
n church in Turkish-hit enclave calls for aid
(
World Watch Monitor
)
Erdogan vows to 'destroy all terror nests' in
Syria
(Amberin Zaman,
Al-Monitor: Turkey Pulse
)
IS families lose their homes in
Syria
’s Akhtarin
(Khaled al-Khateb,
All Monitor: Syria Pulse
)
Rep. of Imam Khamenei in
Syria
visits Christian leader
(
AhlulBayt News Agency
)
Women’s organizations in northern
Syria
have come a long way
(Kachya Othman,
Al Monitor: Syria Pulse
)
Turkey calls on Russia, Iran to get
Syria
n army under control
(Fehim Tastekin,
Al Monitor: Turkey Pulse
)
The crisis in Iran and its implications for
Syria
(Dr. Kamal al-Labwani, Reuel Marc Gerecht, Michael Doran,
Hudson
)
Turkey is becoming new hub for Salafist-jihadi exodus from
Syria
(Metin Gurcan,
Al Monitor: Turkey Pulse
)
Pope urges efforts to rebuild trust in North Korea,
Syria
(Nicole Winfield,
Associated Press
)
Free
Syria
n Police are courageous and selfless people
(Dr. Henry Smith,
The Guardian
)
Syria
: Homs Christians return to rebuild homes and lives
(
World Watch Monitor
)
Patriarch of Antioch thanks Lavrov for Russia's efforts to settle
Syria
n crisis
(
Interfax-Religion
)
Russia to help Christian, Muslim, Jewish refugees to return to
Syria
- Putin
(
Interfax-Religion
)
Putin hopes that Russian Orthodox Church will help intl efforts to revive
Syria
(
Interfax-Religion
)
Russian Church will help
Syria
all it can with post-war problems - Patriarch Kirill
(
Interfax-Religion
)
Syria
n refugee camp in Jordan goes solar
(Mohammad Ersan,
Al Monitor: Jordan Pulse
)
Syria
n war refugees find solace in song in Cairo
(Nadia Mabrouk,
Al Monitor: Egypt Pulse
)
After ISIS: What it’s going to take to rebuild
Syria
and Iraq
(Julie Bourdon,
Mission Network News
)
Assad-Putin embrace tells story of Russia’s
Syria
campaign
(
Associated Press Middle East
)
Syria
n refugees in Lebanon face eviction
(Scott Preston,
Al Monitor: Lebanon Pulse
)
Turkey’s misguided Middle East policy: From
Syria
, Iraq to the Gulf
(Cengiz Çandar,
Al Monitor: Turkey Pulse
)
'Terrorist rehab' opens its doors in northern
Syria
(Khaled al-Khateb,
Al Monitor: Syria Pulse
)
Iraqi Shiite militia will fight Islamic State in
Syria
border town
(
Reuters
)
'Shocking behavior': only 1.5 percent of
Syria
n Christians accepted into Western nations
(Amanda Casanova,
Christian Headlines
)
Syria
n Kurds focused on federalism
(Mohammad Bassiki,
Al Monitor: Syria Pulse
)
Kurdish crisis imperils US anti-terror fight in
Syria
(Jack Detsch,
Al Monitor
)
Local radio station uses airwaves to fight extremism in northern
Syria
(Sara Manisera,
Al Monitor
)
Syria
’s Christians driven to the edge
(Richard Spencer and Tel Tamer,
The Times
)
Following Islamic State ouster, tribes key to stability in eastern
Syria
(Mona Alami,
Al Monitor: Syria Pulse
)
Crux reports from Lebanon-
Syria
border, where Western ideals clash with deadly local realities
(Ira Rifkin,
GetReligion
)
Ending
Syria
’s war may be easier than rebuilding Christian/Muslim trust
(John L. Allen Jr.,
Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse
)
Child labor soars in
Syria
's liberated areas
(Khaled al-Khateb,
Al Monitor: Syria Pulse
)
Catholics jointly with Orthodox believers will restore Orthodox churches in
Syria
(
Interfax-Religion
)
Syria
n authorities are doing everything to protect Christians – Russian MP
(
Interfax-Religion
)
Lebanese president calls for safe return of
Syria
n refugees
(Week in Review,
Al Monitor
)
Latest
Syria
peace talks solidify final de-escalation zone
(Anton Mardasov,
Al Monitor: Russia Pulse
)
Umayyad Mosque in
Syria
's Aleppo to be restored with Kadyrov Fund money
(
Interfax-Religion
)
Rights organizations rally to reveal fate of
Syria
’s disappeared
(Florence Massena,
Al Monitor: Lebanon Pulse
)
Shiite iconography electrifies Iranians on
Syria
(Fazel Hawramy,
Al Monitor: Iran Pulse
)
Don’t let the Islamic State slip the noose in
Syria
(Maxim A. Suchkov,
Al Monitor: Russia Pulse
)
How Egypt is promoting education for
Syria
n refugees
(Ahmed Aleem,
Al Monitor: Egypt Pulse
)
Putin to discuss bilateral agenda,
Syria
, Ukraine with Vatican secretary of state – Kremlin
(
Interfax-Religion
)
Turkey, Iran step up coordination in
Syria
(Week in Review,
Al Monitor
)
Kurds plan ahead for shifting status in
Syria
(Fehim Tastekin, translated by Timur Goksel,
Al Monitor: Turkey Pulse
)
Saudi Arabia: Our position on
Syria
’s future is firm, no place for Assad
(
Arab News
)
Legal limbo of Turkey’s
Syria
c Christian properties still unresolved
(
World Watch Monitor
)
Syria
n cease-fire a delicate balance of vastly different goals
(Hamidreza Azizi,
Al Monitor: Syria Pulse
)
Al-Qaeda propagandist employed by CNN to make prize-winning
Syria
doc
(Whitney Webb,
Mint Press News
)
Outrage after Turkey seizes ancient As
syria
n religious buildings
(Andrea Nierhoff,
SBS
)
Mob justice reveals anti-
Syria
n sentiment in Turkey
(Barin Kayaoglu,
Al-Monitor: Turkey Pulse
)
Security not only concern for
Syria
ns returning home
(
World Watch Monitor
)
Turkey says it cancelled decision to seize As
syria
n churches and monasteries
(
Assyrian International News Agency
)
ISIS under pressure in Iraqi and
Syria
n strongholds, launches counter-attack
(Reuters,
Christian Today
)
White House warns
Syria
may be preparing another chemical weapons attack
(Amanda Casanova,
Christian Headlines
)
Reverse diaspora:
Syria
’s Armenians are fleeing to their ancestral homeland – The war may bring an end to a Christian minority’s century-long story
(
The Economist
)
Syria
’s women could be key to the future
(Khaled al-Khateb, translated by Beatrice Farhat,
Al Monitor: Syria Pulse
)
Iran launches missiles into
Syria
in response to Tehran attack
(Amanda Casanova,
Christian Headlines
)
Syria
n war has reshaped Ramadan for many
(Asaad Hanna, translated by Sami-Joe Abboud,
Al Monitor: Syria Pulse
)
'Roughly half' of Iraqi,
Syria
n Christians have fled Middle East since 2011, report says
(Anugrah Kumar,
The Christian Post
)
Syria
n residents suffer under siege during Ramadan
(Tamer Osman, translated by Sahar Ghoussoub,
Al Monitor: Syria Pulse
)
Syria
, Christians, and Pluralism in the Middle East
(Most. Rev. Jean Clément Jeanbart & Carl Anderson,
Real Clear Religion
)
ISIS militants battered
Syria
's ancient Palmyra, but signs of splendor still stand
(Patrick J. McDonnell,
The Los Angeles Times
)
Russia's Hearts-and-Minds campaign in
Syria
is aimed at home
(Amie Ferris-Rotman,
Foreign Policy
)
Statues and words tell story of
Syria
n women's plight
(Florence Massena,
Al Monitor: Lebanon Pulse
)
See the persecuted: Religious minorities in Iraq and
Syria
(Kathryn Jean Lopez,
National Review
)
What's keeping
Syria
’s Palestinian refugees from returning to camps?
(Ahmed Melhem, trans. Sami-Joe Abboud,
Al Monitor: Palestine Pulse
)
Syria
's chemical weapons show the limits of arms control
(Rebeccah L. Heinrichs,
Hudson
)
Christian persecution in the midst of chaos: The cauldron of Iraq and
Syria
(Kent Hill,
Religious Freedom Institute: Cornerstone Blog
)
Does Turkey plan to continue airstrikes in Iraq and
Syria
?
(Metin Gurcan, translated by Timur Goksel,
Al Monitor: Turkey Pulse
)
Israeli strikes inside
Syria
pick up tempo in proxy war
(Phlip Issa and Zeina Karam,
Associated Press News
)
Russia conveyed 1.5 tons of humanitarian aid to residents of a Christian city in
Syria
(
Interfax Religion
)
Syria
’s forgotten pluralism and why it matters today
(Andrea Williams,
The Conversation
)
Syria
n regime faces tough resistance from rebels in Aleppo’s outskirts
(Khaled al-Khateb, translated by Sami-Joe Abboud,
Al Monitor: Syria Pulse
)
Chechen mufti meets with
Syria
n president in Damascus – Kadyrov
(
Interfax-Religion
)
Syria
n rebel group just trying to get home
(Shelly Kittleson,
Al Monitor: Syria Pulse
)
Syria
chemical attack unsettles Iran's chemical weapons survivors
(Narges Bajoghli,
Al Monitor: Iran Pulse
)
Does Erdogan expect Trump to ditch
Syria
n Kurds?
(Week in Review,
Al Monitor: The Pulse of the Middle East
)
Syria
: A moral afterthought to a moral tragedy
(Gerard Powers,
Arc of the Universe: Ethics and Global Justice
)
FSA sees 'golden opportunity' with end of Turkey's operations in
Syria
(Khaled al-Khateb, translated by Beatrice Farhat,
Al Monitor: Syria Pulse
)
Assad regime reportedly holding
Syria
n boy in viral video under house arrest
(Amanda Casanova,
Christian Headlines
)
Patriarch Kirill urges global community to stop ignoring persecutions of Christians in Iraq,
Syria
, Africa
(
Interfax-Religion
)
Syria
n regime evacuates civilians from Homs' last rebel-held area
(Asaad Hanna,
Al Monitor: Syria Pulse
)
WCC condemns terror attack on evacuees in
Syria
(
World Council of Churches
)
3,000 Easter cakes blessed by Patriarch Kirill delivered to Russian servicemen in
Syria
(
Interfax-Religion
)
Pope, World Council of Churches call for real
Syria
n peace efforts after car bomb
(Peter Kenny,
Ecumenical News
)
Back from
Syria
n Camps & Beirut
(Brian Grim,
Religious Freedom & Business Foundation
)
Were Trump's
Syria
n missile strikes morally justified? 5 religious experts respond
(Daniel Burke,
CNN
)
Will US missile strike shift Iran-Russia partnership in
Syria
?
(Hamidreza Azizi,
Al Monitor: Iran Pulse
)
Air strikes on
Syria
‘pour gasoline on to a fire’
(Madeleine Davies,
Church Times
)
Saudis have high hopes for Trump following
Syria
airstrike
(Bruce Riedel,
Al-Monitor: Gulf Pulse
)
Disharmony: The religious response to
Syria
’s travails is prolix and confused
(ERASMUS,
The Economist [Erasmus: Religion and public policy]
)
After the missiles, we need smart diplomacy on
Syria
(Antony J. Blinken,
The New York Times Opinion
)
Russian Muslims accuse U.S. of aggression against
Syria
(
Interfax-Religion
)
Can a ceasefire in
Syria
take hold after last week?
(Lyndsey Koh,
Mission Network News
)
Syria
n strikes: A singular exception or a pattern and a precedent?
(Abtgea Roberts,
EJIL:Talk!
)
'The dead were wherever you looked': inside
Syria
n town after gas attack
(Kareen Shaheen,
The Guardian
)
Syria
n bishops, other Catholic leaders protest U.S. missile strike
(Inés San Martín,
Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse
)
Missile strike in
Syria
: 4 Biblical imperatives
(Jim Denison,
Christian Headlines
)
Religious voices raised over
Syria
bombing by U.S.
(David Gibson,
Religion News Service
)
ISIS kills 33 execution-style in
Syria
; 22 people in Iraq attack
(Euan McKirdy,
CNN
)
US airstrikes on
Syria
: what we know so far
(Nadia Khomami and Jamie Grierson,
The Guardian
)
Proof of poison gas in
Syria
massacre could reshape war
(Amberin Zaman,
Al Monitor: Turkey Pulse
)
Following gas attack, Israel reassesses
Syria
n threat
(Ben Caspit, translated by Danny Wool,
Al Monitor: Israel Pulse
)
Why isn't the U.S. arming As
syria
n Christians in the fight against ISIS?
(Veronica Neffinger,
Christian Headlines
)
Death toll rises in aftermath of
Syria
poison gas attack
(Veronica Neffinger,
Christian Headlines
)
Pope Francis condemns ‘unacceptable carnage’ in
Syria
(Inés San Martín,
cr
)
The leads in the St. Petersburg metro bombing point to
Syria
(Anshel Pfeffer,
Haaretz
)
Poison gas attack in
Syria
leaves dozens dead and injured, including children
(Veronica Neffinger,
Christian Headlines
)
Attempts to 'rebuild'
Syria
could do more harm than good, Oxfam warns
(Joseph Hartropp,
Christian Today
)
How these
Syria
ns went from opposition fighters to pro-regime militiamen
(Nour Samaha,
Al Monitor: Syria Pulse
)
Horror escalates as deadly bomb and gas attack in
Syria
kills dozens
(Ruth Gledhill,
Christian Today
)
What federalism would mean for northern
Syria
(Sardar Mila Drwish, translated by Paul Raymond,
Al Monitor: Syria Pulse
)
What role should EU have in resolving
Syria
crisis?
(Ali Rizk,
Al Monitor: Syria Pulse
)
Catholic priest in Bulgaria gets death threat for helping
Syria
n refugee family
(
Novinite Sofia News Agency
)
Free
Syria
n Army getting backup from Turkish-trained police
(Khaled al-Khateb, translated by Joelle El-Khoury,
Al Monitor: Syria Pulse
)
In rural Canada, churches that once shunned one another open their hearts to
Syria
n refugees
(Bobby Ross Jr.,
Religion News Service
)
What’s behind Hezbollah’s safe zone project in
Syria
's Qalamoun?
(Scott Preston,
Al Monitor: Lebanon Pulse
)
Bishop of the Russian Church compares Russia airbase in
Syria
to a monastery
(
Interfax Religion
)
How training brings
Syria
ns, Sudanese closer in Egypt
(Nahla Einemr, translated by Joelle El-Khoury,
Al Monitor: Egypt Pulse
)
Pope Francis and Lebanese president talk
Syria
n war
(Hannah Brockhaus,
Catholic News Agency
)
Three points regarding
Syria
n refugees and President Trump’s travel ban
(Sam Farah,
Syria Comment
)
In
Syria
, Iran sees necessary war
(Ali Hashem,
Al Monitor: Iran Pulse
)
'Horrific' suffering of
Syria
n children: 652 massacred in 2016
(Stoyan Zaimov,
Christian Post
)
Extremist expansion in southern
Syria
puts Jordan on guard
(Mohammad Ersan, translated by Pascale Menassa,
Al Monitor: Syria Pulse
)
Christians in
Syria
: Current situation and future outlook
(Otmar Oehring,
Konrad Adenauer Stiftung: Facts & Findings
)
Aleppo: the key to conflict resolution in the
Syria
n civil war?
(Belgin San-Akca,
OUPblog
)
The
Syria
n crisis: American interests and moral considerations
(Marc LiVicche, Nina Shea,
Hudson Institute
)
On 6th anniversary of
Syria
n war, education remains a casualty
(Tara Kangarlou,
Al Monitor: Syria Pulse
)
Syria
n children suffering 'toxic stress'
(Madeleine Davies,
Church Times
)
How are displaced Iraqis faring in
Syria
’s camps?
(Khaled al-Khateb, translated by Pascale Menassa,
Al Monitor: Syria Pulse
)
Will
Syria
n students be banned from Egypt's universities?
(Khalid Hassan,
Al Monitor: Egypt Pulse
)
Why some Muslim
Syria
n refugees are converting to Christianity
(Rebecca Collard,
PRI
)
A glimmer of hope for Egypt's
Syria
n refugee children
(Salwa Samir,
Al Monitor: Egypt Pulse
)
Syria
n priest: After liberation of Aleppo, living conditions still dire
(
Catholic News Agency
)
The Christian charity bringing
Syria
ns children to Israel for lifesaving heart surgery
(Naomi Zeveloff,
Forward
)
No breakthrough expected at new
Syria
talks
(Laura Rozen,
Al Monitor: Syria Pulse
)
Turkish-Iranian hits reach their peak as
Syria
talks kick off
(Semih Idiz,
Al Monitor: Turkey Pulse
)
Russian Muslims to take care of
Syria
n refugees and their school in Lebanon
(
Interfax Religion
)
Shifting alliances in northwest
Syria
make a political solution more remote
(
FoRB in Full (a blog by CSW)
)
Christian groups divided over 'safe zones' for
Syria
n refugees
(Matt Hadro,
Catholic News Agency
)
How close are we to a solution in
Syria
?
(Amed Dicle,
Al Monitor: Turkey Pulse
)
Amnesty International and
Syria
: a critical scrutiny - OpEd
(Kaveh L. Afrasiabi,
Eurasia Review
)
Syria
's grand mufti invites Patriarch Kirill to hold interreligious conference
(
Interfax-Religion
)
Prayer service for peace in
Syria
held in Damascus
(
Interfax-Religion
)
After Trump’s ban, Lebanon renews calls to send back
Syria
n refugees
(Richard Hall,
PRI
)
Some of
Syria
’s Christians fearful of post-war exclusion
(Nazeer Rida,
Albawaba News
)
Syria
n women, children in prisoner swap
(Leila Alwan,
Al Arabiya English
)
Syria
n government brutally killed 13,000 in 4 years, according to amnesty international report
(Amanda Casanova,
Christian Headlines
)
Amnesty: Up to 13,000 hanged in
Syria
's 'slaughterhouse'
(Sarah El Deeb,
Associated Press- The Big Story
)
Lebanon pushes for refugee ‘safe zones’ in
Syria
(Lyndsey Koh,
Mission Network News
)
Is Erdogan’s
Syria
policy slipping through his fingers?
(Week in Review,
Al Monitor: Turkey Pulse
)
Why are
Syria
n rebels stepping up efforts to isolate Iran?
(Hamidreza Azizi,
Al Monitor: Iran Pulse
)
Is
Syria
any closer to political solution after Astana talks?
(Nour Smaha,
Al Monitor: Lebanon Pulse
)
Trump and the art of the
Syria
n peace deal
(Editorial Board,
Bloomberg View
)
Does
Syria
really want to reconcile with Kurds?
(Fehim Taştekin, translated by Timur Goksel,
Al Monitor: Turkey Pulse
)
Hope and fear for
Syria
's Kurds
(Amberin Zaman,
Al Monitor: Syria Pulse
)
Syria
n Kurds rebuilding city from rubble
(Fehim Tastekin, translated by Timur Goksel,
Al Monitor: Turkey Pulse
)
Syria
's new national security force pledges loyalty to Turkey
(Amberin Zaman,
Al Monitor: Turkey Pulse
)
Syria
: Plight of Palestinian refugees in camps south of Damascus
(Metwaly Abo Naser,
Norwegian Centre for Conflict Resolution
)
Patriarch of Moscow Kirill invited in
Syria
(
Agenzia Fides
)
Russian Orthodox church will actively participate in restoring
Syria
n shrines
(
Interfax-Religion
)
Syria
ns converting to Christianity despite persecution
(Veronica Neffinger,
Christian Headlines
)
What prompted Russia’s shift in stance on
Syria
opposition?
(Anton Mardosov,
Russia Pulse
)
Syria
ns express 'deep anger' at Turkey for war
(Week in Review,
Pulse of the Middle East
)
Syria
: Christians are being killed for refusing to deny Jesus, staying behind to help victims
(Stoyan Zaimov,
Christian Post
)
Syria
's Catholic leader urges end to Western sanctions
(Stefan J. Bos,
BosNewsLife
)
Syria
's war: Peace talks 'set for January 23' in Kazakhstan capital
(
Al Jazeera
)
Two sides of
Syria
: Damascus and Aleppo
(Fehim Taştekin, trans. Sibel Utku Bila,
Al-Monitor: Turkey Pulse
)
Patriarch Kirill invited to
Syria
(
Interfax-Religion
)
Syria
n refugees in Turkey, Jordan and Lebanon face an uncertain 2017
(Elena Fiddian-Qasmiyeh,
The Conversation
)
Rojava leader: Turkey cannot stop Kurds from advancing in
Syria
(Massoud Hamed trans. Paul Raymond,
Al Monitor: Syria Pulse
)
From fleeing
Syria
to building snowmen: A boy and his family's new life in Canada
(Morgan Winsor,
ABC News
)
The child in the manger and the war in
Syria
(Katja Buck,
World Council of Churches
)
Turkey’s entanglement in
Syria
sparks violence, assassination at home
(Cengiz Candar,
Al Monitor: Turkey Pulse
)
Quietly and noisily:
Syria
’s tragedy could poison inter-faith relations
(ERASMUS,
The Economist [Erasmus: Religion and public policy]
)
Syria
and Christianity: Aleppo presents a moral dilemma for Christian leaders
(ERASMUS,
The Economist [Erasmus: Religion and public policy]
)
PMU seeks to secure Iraq-
Syria
border
(Mustafa Saadoun trans. Sahar Ghoussoub,
Al Monitor: Iraq Pulse
)
The Muslim world failed
Syria
long before anyone else did
(Arsalan Iftikhar,
The Washington Post
)
Images from Aleppo: How the world closed its eyes to
Syria
's horror
(Michael Kimmelman,
The New York Times
)
Syria
n rebels offered chance to quit Aleppo, jihadists retake Palmyra
(
Reuters
)
Kurdish forces fighting ISIS in
Syria
get to hear God's word in the battlefield through audio Bibles
(Andre Mitchell,
Christian Today
)
As
syria
n Christian hostage thriller: The Associated Press gets this persecution story right
(Julia Duin,
GetReligion
)
Is Egypt considering military intervention in
Syria
?
(Albaraa Abdullah,
Al Monitor: Egypt Pulse
)
As
syria
n Christians explain why they are prepared to form a militia to stop ISIS
(Sarah Stone,
Christian Today
)
Leading
Syria
n theologian supported a legal ban on Wahhabism
(
Interfax-Religion
)
Leading
Syria
n theologian supported a legal ban on Wahhabism
(
Interfax-Religion
)
Syria
denounces Qatar for saying it will continue to back rebels
(
Reuters
)
Life 'an endless nightmare' for 500,000
Syria
n children living under siege
(Carey Lodge,
Christian Today
)
Prince Charles highlights "appalling" Christian suffering in
Syria
(Alex Williams,
Premier
)
ISIS: A catastrophe for Sunnis in Iraq and
Syria
(Liz Sly,
The Washington Post
)
In
Syria
’s Aleppo, Shiite militias point to Iran’s unparalleled influence
(Hugh Naylor,
The Washington Post
)
Patriarch Kirill ready to work with Vatican on peace in
Syria
(
Interfax-Religion
)
In Iraq and
Syria
, humanitarian aid workers struggle within a strained system
(Thomas Arcaro,
The Conversation
)
How Iran's religious singers help frame the war in
Syria
(Arash Karami,
Al-Monitor: Iran Pulse
)
'The world has failed to protect us': As
syria
n Christians despair as ISIS destroys ancient pyramid in Iraq
(James Macintyre,
Christian Today
)
Syria
n Christian pastor -"I don’t feel ‘seduced’ to leave Aleppo"
(
World Watch Monitor
)
Syria
n Christian spearheads ‘one million voices’ petition to support Church to stay in ME
(
World Watch Monitor
)
Scientists at work: meeting the
Syria
n refugee women of Beirut
(Sarah Linn,
The Conversation
)
These heartbreaking photos of
Syria
n refugees reveal the human impact of war
(Carey Lodge,
Christian Today
)
ISIS forced back in both Iraq and
Syria
as twin campaigns continue
(Harry Farley,
Christian Today
)
Creeping offensives, truces spread tensions in south
Syria
n rebel ranks
(Tom Rollins,
Al Monitor: Syria Pulse
)
Syria
n regime promotes another image of the war-torn country
(Mustafa al-Haj trans. Sami-Joe Abboud,
Al Monitor: Syria Pulse
)
After losses in
Syria
and Iraq, ISIS moves the goal posts
(Anne Barnard,
The New York Times
)
OIC calls for political solution to
Syria
n crisis, says Damascus responsible for conflict - secretary general
(
Interfax-Religion
)
Syria
n rebels seize "doomsday" village where Islamic State promised final battle
(
Reuters
)
Syria
n priest who escaped ISIS says, ‘Boycott Saudi Arabia!’
(Berthold Pelster,
Catholic News Agency
)
Syria
n rebels seize 'doomsday' village where Islamic State promised final battle
(Angus McDowall and Tom Perry,
Reuters
)
Car bomb explodes near
Syria
's holiest Shi'ite mosque
(James Macintyre,
Christian Today
)
As Aleppo is destroyed,
Syria
n church leaders plead for peace on behalf of children
(Joseph Hartropp,
Christian Today
)
The terrible climate of fear and hopelessness faced by Christians in
Syria
(Ruth Gledhill,
Christian Today
)
How will the
Syria
n crisis end?
(Ehsani2,
Syria Comment: Joshua Landis
)
Since the beginning of the conflict in
Syria
its Christian population decreased in a million - Russian Foreign Ministry
(
Interfax-Religion
)
UN
Syria
envoy warns Aleppo could be 'destroyed' this year
(Jamey Keaten and Philip Issa,
The Associated Press, The Big Story
)
Exclusive: Why are there so few Christian refugees from
Syria
in the UK?
(Ruth Gledhill,
Christian Today
)
Evidence of ancient As
syria
n church discovered in Kazakhstan
(Yerbolat Uatkhanov,
The Astana Times
)
As
syria
n Christians caught in crossfire as fighting rages against ISIS
(James Macintyre,
Christian Today
)
Iraq could lose its
Syria
c Christian population if it doesn't amend its constitution
(Carey Lodge,
Christian Today
)
What's keeping
Syria
’s rebel forces from consolidating their power?
(Mona Alami,
Al Monitor: Syria Pulse
)
Making of a 'martyr': Why would a young Iranian fight and die in
Syria
?
(Scott Peterson,
The Christian Science Monitor
)
Incitement, tensions rise over
Syria
n refugees in Lebanon
(Tom Rollins,
Al Monitor: Lebanon Pulse
)
Syria
's 'Army of Islam' says it wants no war with Israel
(Eli Lake,
Bloomberg
)
Polish charity auctions off pope cars to help
Syria
n refugees
(
Agence France-Presse
)
Analysis: PYD/PKK is replacing Daesh in northern
Syria
(Levent Tok and Mohamad Misto,
Andalou Agency
)
How this 14-year-old
Syria
n refugee is fighting to end child marriage
(Brenda Stoter,
Al Monitor: Syria Pulse
)
Russian chapel consecrated at a
Syria
n airbase
(
Interfax-Religion
)
Russian chapel consecrated at a
Syria
n airbase
(
Interfax-Religion
)
Why the battle for al-Bab is pivotal in
Syria
(Kamal Sheikho trans. Pascale el-Khoury,
Al Monitor: Syria Pulse
)
'Are
Syria
ns the only Muslims Indiana fears?'
(Matt Ford,
The Atlantic
)
Of 11,491
Syria
n refugees resettled in 2016, few are Christians
(Peter Kenny,
Ecumenical News
)
Syria
cease-fire enters into effect, but rebels don't commit
(Philip Issa and Bassem Mroue,
The Associated Press, The Big Story
)
Turkey reaches critical crossroads in
Syria
(Metin Gurcan trans. Timur Göksel,
Al Monitor: Turkey Pulse
)
US backing ensures Arab-Kurd alliance in
Syria
will survive
(Fehim Taştekin trans. Timur Göksel,
Al Monitor: Turkey Pulse
)
Internally displaced
Syria
ns find shelter, but few friends, in Latakia
(Nour Samaha,
Al Monitor: Lebanon Pulse
)
First group of refugees returns to
Syria
's Jarablus
(
Al Jazeera
)
Truce brings quiet, but not stability, to Turkey-
Syria
border
(Kamal Sheikho trans. Sami-Joe Abboud,
Al Monitor: Syria Pulse
)
As
syria
n forces liberate Christian village controlled by ISIS for two years
(Carey Lodge,
Christian Today
)
Is Turkey falling into its own
Syria
n trap?
(Fehim Taştekin trans. Timur Göksel,
Al Monitor: Turkey Pulse
)
What Turkey stands to lose in its hunt for
Syria
n Kurds
(Amed Dicle,
Al Monitor: Turkey Pulse
)
Syria
's fate suspended in endless battle for Aleppo
(Ali Hashem,
Al Monitor: Syria Pulse
)
Genocide in
Syria
: Who lives, who dies, who cares?
(Charles C. Haynes,
Charles C. Haynes
)
Two recruiters of Muslims into
Syria
n militants convicted in Rostov-on-Don
(
Interfax Religion
)
Christianity at risk of dying out in
Syria
, Lebanon and Iraq, Orthodox Church leader warns
(Ruth Gledhill,
Christian Today
)
Two recruiters of Muslims into
Syria
n militants convicted in Rostov-on-Don
(
Interfax-Religion
)
Russian servicemen built a church of Karelian pine at Khmeimim airbase in
Syria
(
Interfax-Religion
)
Uncertain future for
Syria
ns as EU-Lebanon migration deal looms
(Tom Rollins,
Al Monitor: Egypt Pulse
)
Turkey's military plunges into
Syria
, enabling rebels to capture ISIS stronghold
(Tim Arango, Anne Barnard, and Ceylan Yeginsu,
The New York Times
)
Turkey in cross-border operation to free IS-held
Syria
n town
(Suzan Fraser and Philip Issa,
The Associated Press, The Big Story
)
Syria
n Christian leader asks Russia to help with release of captured metropolitans
(
Interfax-Religion
)
US commander skeptical of cooperation with Russia in
Syria
(Lolita C. Baldor,
The Associated Press, The Big Story
)
Why Aleppo is
Syria
's fiercest battleground
(
The Associated Press
)
Intensifying battle between
Syria
n army, Kurds complicates fight against ISIS
(Angus McDowall,
Haaretz
)
Aleppo bleeds as the picture of another
Syria
n child pricks the world’s conscience
(
FoRB in Full (a blog by CSW)
)
Will Iraq's Shiite militias flow to
Syria
after post-IS?
(Wassim Bassem,
Al-Monitor: Iraq Pulse
)
U.N. chief warns of unprecedented 'catastrophe' in
Syria
's Aleppo
(Michelle Nichols,
Reuters
)
Convoy of IS fighters allowed to leave
Syria
n city
(Lolita C. Baldor,
The Associated Press, The Big Story
)
Syria
n Christians: Targeted in Aleppo, still being ignored in the New York Times
(Jim Davis,
GetReligion
)
Israel offers security help as Argentina absorbs
Syria
n refugees
(
Jewish Telegraphic Agency
)
Russia strikes IS-held city in
Syria
amid Aleppo fight
(Zeina Karam and Philip Issa,
The Associated Press, The Big Story
)
Pope Francis invites
Syria
n refugees to lunch in Vatican
(Josephine McKenna,
Religion News Service
)
Syria
ns shifting demographics in Turkey’s Kurdish regions
(Tulay Cetingulec trans. Sibel Utku Bila,
Al Monitor: Turkey Pulse
)
France's super jihadi and the teenage girl trapped in
Syria
(Nima Elbagir, Margot Haddad and Bryony Jones,
CNN
)
Pope Francis calls continuing violence in
Syria
‘unacceptable’
(
Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse
)
From
Syria
n rubble to German concert halls with a piano, a mission and survivor’s guilt
(Anne Barnard,
The New York Times
)
Syria
rebels claim taking part of military college in Aleppo
(Philip Issa,
The Associated Press, The Big Story
)
Beyond Aleppo,
Syria
's war rages on with no end in sight
(Zeina Karam and Philip Issa,
The Associated Press, The Big Story
)
A young
Syria
n torchbearer highlights Brazil’s embrace of refugees
(Andrew Jacobs,
The New York Times
)
Catholic nuns under siege in
Syria
appeal for help
(Josephine McKenna,
Religion News Service
)
Aid dropped by crane reaches 75,000
Syria
ns on Jordan border
(Karin Laub,
The Associated Press, The Big Story
)
UN 'extremely' concerned for children in
Syria
's Aleppo
(Bassem Mroue,
The Associated Press, The Big Story
)
Syria
n Catholic leader challenges claims Islam is non-violent
(Inés San Martín,
Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse
)
“Who is to blame for
Syria
’s nightmare?”
(Ehsani2,
Syria Comment - Joshua Landis
)
Healing the wounds left by ISIS in Iraq and
Syria
(Evan Wilt,
World
)
“What the rebel loss of Aleppo will mean for
Syria
"
(Landis, Heras, Lund & Abdulhamid,
Syria Comment
)
Is new strategy needed for fighting IS in
Syria
?
(Asaad Hanna trans. Kamal Fayad,
Al Monitor: Syria Pulse
)
Syria
c patriarch warns of despair among displaced Iraqi Catholics
(Doreen Abi Raad,
Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse
)
IS suicide attack in mostly Kurdish
Syria
town kills 44
(Albert Aji and Sarah El Deeb,
The Associated Press, The Big Story
)
Jews of Argentina express security concerns with nation set to bring in 3,000
Syria
ns
(
Jewish Telegraphic Agency
)
Syria
n influx in Turkey prompts upsurge in polygamy
(Fariba Nawa and Ozge Sebzeci,
PRI
)
'Moderate' rebels once funded by USA behead
Syria
n boy: Would readers want to know why?
(Terry Mattingly,
Get Religion
)
After approving constitution, what's next for
Syria
's Kurds?
(Sardar Mlla Drwish trans. Pascale el-Khoury,
Al Monitor: Syria Pulse
)
Clashes in north
Syria
town after IS ignores offer to leave
(Bassem Mroue,
The Associated Press, The Big Story
)
Syria
n refugees, all Muslims, graduate from Caritas-run schools in Jordan
(Dave Gavlak,
Catholic News Service
)
In battle for Aleppo,
Syria
may be at stake
(Tamar Osman trans. Mohammad Khalil,
Al Monitor: Syria Pulse
)
Lebanon reels under weight of
Syria
n refugee crisis
(Jean Aziz trans. Pascale el-Khoury,
Al Monitor: Lebanon Pulse
)
Syria
n Patriarch talks to DW-TV
(
Deutsche Welle
)
Prosecutors reveal efforts by ISIS recruiter in
Syria
to encourage attacks in U.S.
(Adam Goldman,
The Washington Post
)
Fierce fighting for key Aleppo road despite
Syria
truce
(
Agence France-Presse
)
Eid marks start of 3-day
Syria
n truce, first for entire country
(Sarah El Deeb,
The Christian Science Monitor
)
After attacks, Lebanese Christian town casts wary eye on
Syria
n refugees
(Ben Hubbard and Hwaida Saad,
The New York Times
)
IS repels advance by US-backed
Syria
rebels near Iraq border
(Sarah El Deeb,
The Associated Press, The Big Story
)
Lebanon detains 103
Syria
ns in wake of suicide attacks
(
Arab News
)
ISIS mounts International terror as its fortunes fall in
Syria
and Iraq
(Zeina Karam,
Haaretz
)
A multifaith crowd packs soap and toothpaste for
Syria
n refugees
(Lauren Markoe,
Religion News Service
)
US Muslims walk to raise money for displaced
Syria
ns
(Sameen Tahir Khan,
Arab News
)
Emotional trauma leaves deep wounds for
Syria
's child refugees
(Tara Kangarlou,
Al Monitor
)
Bible school in war-ravaged city provides light in darkness for
Syria
n children
(Hazel Torres,
Christian Today
)
In retreat in
Syria
, Iraq and Libya, ISIS may look to expand its global reach
(Sofia Barbarani,
Haaretz
)
IS captures 900 Kurdish civilians in north
Syria
in 3 weeks
(Bassem Mroue,
The Associated Press, The Big Story
)
Attempt on
Syria
c Patriarch commemorating genocide
(
World Watch Monitor
)
Islamic State attacks
Syria
n journalists, even in Turkey
(Mahmut Bozarslan,
Al Monitor
)
Syria
activists say airstrikes on IS-held Raqqa kill 18
(Philip Issa,
The Associated Press, The Big Story
)
Lebanese army slowly crushing extremists near
Syria
border
(Bassem Mroue and Andrea Rosa,
The Associated Press, The Big Story
)
Why
Syria
's Kurds are cooperating with Russia
(Sardar Mlla Drwish,
Al Monitor
)
Suicide bombing at
Syria
's Christian massacre memorial kills 3
(Anugrah Kumar,
The Christian Post
)
Syria
n refugees must not be sent back to Turkey, human rights campaigners warn
(Carey Lodge,
Christian Today
)
UN
Syria
panel: IS committing genocide against Yazidis
(Jamey Keaten,
Associated Press
)
UN Commission of Inquiry on
Syria
: ISIS is committing genocide against the Yazidis
(Press Release,
United Nations Human Rights Council
)
UN condemns Isis genocide against Yazidis in Iraq and
Syria
(Patrick Wintour,
The Guardian
)
Russian military delivers some 5 tonnes of relief supplies to Christian community in
Syria
's Latakia city
(
Interfax-Religion
)
Syria
c patriarchs: Two years on from ISIS' capture of Mosul, Iraq is 'still bleeding'
(Florence Taylor,
Christian Today
)
Turkey sweatshop using
Syria
n refugee children to make ISIS uniforms
(Michael Gryboski,
The Christian Post
)
Syria
n and Russian aircraft step up bombing of Aleppo city
(
Reuters
)
What we owe the people of
Syria
: heritage protection
(Irina Bokova,
Huffpost Politics
)
US-backed
Syria
n fighters push toward IS stronghold in north
(
The Associated Press, The Big Story
)
Attack on increased jurisdiction of
Syria
h courts unconstitutional and an affront to religious liberty — Azril Mohd Amin
(Azril Mohd Amin,
Malay Mail Online
)
ISIS' genocide against Christians escalates in Iraq and
Syria
as demands for UN action grows
(Stoyan Zaimov,
The Christian Post
)
Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Qatar aims at eliminating
Syria
as a secular state, an expert believes
(
Interfax-Religion
)
Scores dead in IS attacks on
Syria
n government's coastal stronghold
(
Middle East Eye
)
First church of Republican era to be built for Istanbul’s
Syria
cs
(
Hurriyet Daily News
)
