Christian Graves Desecrated as Troops Search for GoldMarch 2, 2018 — ICC Note: Rebels have recently regained control of Harasta, located near Eastern Ghouta. They are claiming that they have found evidence that the regime has looted Christian graves in search...
Destruction of Homs Emblematic of Destroyed Trust Between Religious GroupsFebruary 19, 2018 — ICC Note: The city of Homs puts the far reaching consequences of the Syrian War on display. Before the war, Homs was a center of eduction and engineering and home...
Christians Pursue Higher Education in Aleppo Despite RisksFebruary 15, 2018 — ICC Note: Throughout the violence and disruption of the Syrian Civil War, Christians have been one of the most vulnerable demographics. While ISIS trafficked Christian women, military forces on all...
Pope Francis and Patriarch Absi Unite to Say Mass for Middle East’s Persecuted ChristiansFebruary 14, 2018 — ICC Note: Pope Francis and Patriarch Youssef Absi united on Tuesday to celebrate a special mass for the persecuted Christians of the Middle East. Patriarch Youssef leads the Melkite Greek...
Raqqa’s Landmines Endanger Those Who Wish to Return HomeFebruary 12, 2018 — ICC Note: Homemade landmines are scattered all across Raqqa, previously the capitol of ISIS’s so-called caliphate. Raqqa was once home to several Christian families, but their lives were greatly restricted...
Syrian Druze Christians Become Like Strangers to Their Family Upon ConversionFebruary 9, 2018 — ICC Note: The highly secretive Druze community, a group who is both ethnic and religious, is exceptionally cloistered. This makes it difficult for the Gospel message to reach them, yet...
Syriac Christians Celebrate Mass in Deir Ezzor for First Time in Six YearsFebruary 5, 2018 — ICC Note: For the first time in six years, Syriac Orthodox Christians were able to hold a prayer service in the church in the city of Deir Ezzor. Before the...
Underground Hospital Wrecked in Worst Attack on Medical Facilities in Syrian War HistoryFebruary 2, 2018 — ICC Note: A hospital considered to be the most secure in Syria, as it was built under 60 feet of rock, has been wrecked by an airstrike in what is...
Patriarch Urges UN to Investigate Syrian War Crimes Specifically Against ChristiansJanuary 31, 2018 — ICC Note: Patriarch Benyamin I Abboud, head of Unity Church, has submitted a request to the UN Security Council which asks for an investigation into Syrian war crimes against Christians....
One Year Later, Aleppo’s Destruction Continues to Deter Residents From Returning HomeJanuary 27, 2018 — ICC Note: Aleppo was once Syria’s largest city: home to tens of thousands of Christians and the location of some of the country’s oldest churches. It’s destruction at the height...
ICC Provides Winter Clothing for Displaced Christians in SyriaJanuary 25, 2018 — By Linda Jones 1/25/2018 Washington, DC (International Christian Concern) - Thousands of Syrians have lost their lives, while others have been forced from their homes as a result of the...
3 Year Old Killed, Parents in Intensive Care, After Bombs Target Christian Neighborhood in DamascusJanuary 24, 2018 — ICC Note: The number of those injured in Monday’s bomb attack in one of Damascus’ Christian neighborhoods has grown from eighteen to twenty-one. It is now being called one of...
Bombs Target Historically Christian District in Damascus, Severely Damaging ChurchesJanuary 23, 2018 — ICC Note: An unknown group bombed historically Christian districts in Damascus on Monday, killing nine and injuring eighteen people. Several churches were damaged, including the Maronite cathedral. According to the...
Fifteen Syrians Freeze to Death While Fleeing Conflict into LebanonJanuary 22, 2018 — ICC Note: Fifteen Syrian refugees, including children, have been found frozen to death this weekend while attempting to cross Syria’s mountains into Lebanon. Brutally cold winter weather has left impoverished...
Syria Experiencing Worst Surge of Displacement Since Start of Conflict Seven Years AgoJanuary 18, 2018 — ICC Note: According to Save the Children, the escalation of fighting in Syria’s Idlib province has led to the largest displacement movements of the country’s seven year conflict, with over...
Challenges of Civil Documentation Makes Christians Further Invisible Within the Syrian ConflictJanuary 16, 2018 — ICC Note: Civil documentation allows citizens to receive birth and marriage certificates, as well as national ID cards, ensuring that citizens are recognized before the law. Without these documents, citizens...
