9 Aug 2019

Christians in northeast Syria fear Turkish invasion

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Turkey apparently wants to rout the Kurds across the border, but Syriac population is in the middle. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan spoke at the dedication of a Syriac Orthodox church outside of Istanbul this past week. But is Erdoğan at the … Read More
7 Jun 2018

Death toll from Syrian conflict passes half a million: monitor

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Syrian children ride a bicycle past destroyed buildings in a rebel-held area in the southern city of Daraa on June 3. Photo: Mohamad Abazeed/AFP ERBIL, Kurdistan Region – The death toll in Syria’s complicated conflict, now in its eighth year, … Read More