Al-Hol Prisoner Registration Campaign in ProgressJune 12, 2020 — 06/12/20 Syria (International Christian Concern) – On Wednesday, the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria (AANES) announced that local security forces began a registration campaign within al-Hol camp. This...
Church Restoration Fund Launched in SyriaJune 4, 2020 — 06/04/2020 Syria (International Christian Concern) – Recently, the Evangelical Church in the Netherlands joined with the Middle East Council of Churches in launching a restoration fund for Syrian houses of...
Report: Pandemic and Persecution in the Middle EastMay 29, 2020 — The COVID-19 pandemic has initiated global lockdowns, slowing down societies but not religious persecution. In the Middle East, where persecution was once defined by ISIS, the pandemic exposed a transformation...
ISIS Resurgence Threatens ChristiansMay 27, 2020 — 05/27/2020 Iraq (International Christian Concern) – Since Ramadan’s beginning last month, the Islamic State (ISIS) has claimed responsibility for over 260 attacks across Iraq, which resulted in the death or...
The Elusiveness of News and ISIS LeadershipMay 22, 2020 — 04/22/20 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – The seemingly never-ending elusiveness of ISIS leadership haunts the Middle East. The region eagerly looks towards a future where the terrorist organization is dismantled....
Investigation Needed into al-Hota Mass GraveMay 5, 2020 — 05/05/2020 Syria (International Christian Concern) – Human Rights Watch has launched a call for an investigation into a mass grave located in Syria’s al-Hota gorge, a deep natural pit located...
HTS Clamps Down on Syrian Christian PropertiesMay 4, 2020 — 05/04/2020 Syria (International Christian Concern) – The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights has published a report noting how HTS (Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, a terrorist organization) has clamped down on Christian...
WHO Retracts NE Syria Aid AppealMay 1, 2020 — 05/01/2020 Syria (International Christian Concern) – The World Health Organization (WHO) has retracted a portion of an appeal before the United Nations which asked that aid be delivered to Syria...
7 Years Pass Since Syrian Bishops’ KidnappingApril 22, 2020 — 04/22/2020 Syria (International Christian Concern) – Today marks the passage of seven years since two bishops were kidnapped in Syria, with no concrete information revealed as to their fate or...
97% Decrease in Terrorist Arrests Amid Syrian COVID CrisisApril 8, 2020 — 04/08/2020 Syria (International Christian Concern) – According to the Rojava Information Center, both attacks and raids of sleeper terrorist cells decreased in NE Syria during the month of March. Attacks...
What is Turkey Doing in Syria?April 4, 2020 — 04/04/2020 Syria (International Christian Concern) – Despite the increasing number of challenges Turkey is facing domestically, Ankara continues to grow its military involvement in Syria. The month of March concluded...
ISIS Stages Prison BreakMarch 30, 2020 — 03/30/2020 Syria (International Christian Concern) – The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) have announced that ISIS members held in Ghweran Prison, located in the city of Hasakah, rioted on Sunday and...
Turkey Weaponizes, Then Restores, WaterMarch 28, 2020 — 03/28/2020 Syria (International Christian Concern) – Nearly a week after Turkish sponsored armed groups cut the water supply for 460,000 people living in Syria’s Hasakah province, the supply has been...
Idlib Jihadi Removal on Summit AgendaMarch 26, 2020 — 03/26/2020 Syria (International Christian Concern) – A summit held between Russia and Turkey this month concerning the fate of Idlib (Syria) included discussion about removing extremist groups from the province....
Turkey Cuts Water Supply for NE SyriaMarch 24, 2020 — 03/24/2020 Syria (International Christian Concern) – Turkish sponsored armed groups have cut the water supply this weekend which provides water to 460,000 people living in Syria’s Hasakah province. The traditional...
Tensions Rise in Syria’s Deir ez-ZorMarch 22, 2020 — 03/22/2020 Syria (International Christian Concern) – Multiple reports surface of rising tension in Syria’s NE corridor as it relates to community interactions with the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF). This paramilitary...
