More than a thousand Syrians have died in a gruesome crackdown by the new Islamist government of the country. According to reports, most of those killed were civilians, and many of them were summarily executed.
Fourteen years ago, Syria collapsed into a civil war endorsed by
President Lt. Hafez Assad's views of Iran
"We watched the Iranians like we watched the Muslim Brotherhood."
"Our alliance with Iran is based on necessity, not on vision. Their ideology is not ours. "
"Iran is in a transformation, and while it may be hostile to our enemy
The #massacre of Christians at the Orthodox Church of Mar Elias in #Damascus #Syria on June 22 was addressed today in 🇪🇺Strasbourg. I had issued repeated warnings:
➡️ In January, through Written Questions
➡️ In February, via Official Letters
➡️ In March, during my visit to Syria
Reports that Christian man Milad al-Ferkh from the Valley of the Christians was tortured to death by Jolani jihadists in Homs weeks after being detained (read: extorted) for 'trade violation' as he has a butcher shop.
Waiting for further corroboration.
We are asking for the public's help identifying this person of interest in connection with the fatal shooting of Charlie Kirk at Utah Valley University.
1-800-CALL-FBI
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"To all the crusaders, and a message to America. Your grave is in Syria, our Front is victorious."
This is what jihadists in Syria taught their kids, who grew up to take part in the minority massacres.
Their war is with everyone who isn't them, given time.
🔴✝️ HTS terrorists set fire to the Christian village of Kafra as punishment for reporting on a local victim
🔹 The terrorist group Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) deliberately set fire to the village of Kafra in Wadi al-Nasara, which analysts interpreted as retaliation for the
💬 Russian MFA Spokeswoman Maria #Zakharova:
🕯️ We extend our condolences to the family and friends of Charlie Kirk.
❗️ We hope that the perpetrators will be brought to justice.
They have no issue calling for the eradication of Levantine Christians, yet when local sheikhs send their young men to jihad and turn their areas into battlefields, they come running to take refuge in our villages, eat our food and live under our roofs.
Alexander the Great and Hellenism's everlasting impact on the Levant...#Ρωμιός #LevantineGreeks #AntiochianGreeks #RûmSolidarity #AlexanderTheGreat #RûmNotArab #RûmAndProud #TheLevantineGreekAssociationOfficial
Until the late period of Ottoman occupation, the Mediterranean Sea was not called by this name; historically, it was known as the Romíai Mediterranean Sea.
For minorities in the Levant, particularly Christians, the clock is ticking. Centuries of massacres, exile and decline prove that survival-by-compromise ensures extinction.
Survival demands new political strategies.