Syria
Turkish drones kill 3 in an attack on a local Christian militia in northeastern Syria, officials say
By Kareem Chehayeb and Bassem Mroue — February 29, 2024
BEIRUT (AP) — The force that was targeted, the local Christian Syriac police known as Sutoro, works under the U.S.-backed and Kurdish-led Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria.
Tensions build around Jerusalem shrine after Syria rockets
By Ilan Ben Zion — April 10, 2023
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli warplanes and artillery struck targets in Syria following rare rocket fire from the northeastern neighbor, as Jewish-Muslim tensions reached a peak Sunday at a volatile Jerusalem shrine with simultaneous religious rituals.
Earthquake survivors face a ‘dark’ Ramadan in Turkey
By Kathryn Post — March 30, 2023
(RNS) — Relief workers are pivoting to meet the evolving needs of Muslims during the holy month of fasting.
Muslims mark Eid al-Fitr holiday with joy, worry
By Kathy Gannon, Mariam Fam, and Niniek Karmini — May 2, 2022
CAIRO (AP) — This year, Muslims around the world are observing Eid al-Fitr in the shadow of a surge in global food prices exacerbated by the war in Ukraine.
Preemptive Love board cuts ties with founders Jeremy and Jessica Courtney
By Bob Smietana — January 4, 2022
(RNS) — Former employees had accused the former missionaries of creating a toxic culture and misleading donors.
To break Ramadan fast, many Muslims turn to apricot drink with ‘lunar’ name
By Joseph Hammond — May 4, 2021
(RNS) — In the Arab world, an apricot juice drink known as Qamar al-Din, or ‘moon of the religion,’ satisfies the requirements for breaking the daily fast.
Pope Francis has not forgotten the people of Syria, says cardinal
By Claire Giangravé — March 23, 2021
VATICAN CITY (RNS) — COVID-19 and other crises have overshadowed the ongoing suffering in Syria. Catholic relief groups hope to draw the world's attention to the crisis there.
Biden promised to end ‘forever wars.’ Then he bombed Syria.
By Diane Randall — March 12, 2021
(RNS) — The bombing took place as President Biden pushes for an extension of his war powers.
‘Daughters of Kobani’ tells story of all-women Kurdish combat units who fought IS
By Joseph Hammond — February 16, 2021
(RNS) — 'This was a movement with religious freedom and multiethnic governance with women at the center,' said the book's author, Gayle Tzemach Lemmon.
Seven years later, still no trace of Jesuit priest kidnapped in Syria
By Claire Giangravé — July 29, 2020
VATICAN CITY (RNS) — Seven years after the disappearance of an Italian Jesuit priest in Syria, family members and Vatican officials address his legacy and demand the truth about what happened to the thousands who vanished in the war-torn Middle Eastern country.
Crowded into camps, refugees are sitting ducks for COVID-19
By Thomas Reese — May 5, 2020
(RNS) — Refugees and displaced persons live under conditions ideal for the spread of COVID-19.
Open Doors warns of ‘rise of the surveillance state’ as North Korea tops watch list again
By Emily McFarlan Miller — January 15, 2020
(RNS) — This year, Christian watchdog organization Open Doors USA is highlighting the ‘rise of the surveillance state’ and its impact on Christians and Muslims in China in its 2019 World Watch List, released Wednesday (Jan. 15).
Aid workers Jessica and Jeremy Courtney on the fallout from Trump’s Syria moves
By Roxanne Stone — October 22, 2019
(RNS) — 'They were refugees, they did what the world wanted them to do. They went back home, they tried to rebuild and then we just opened the gates for more terror to come back again into their lives after they were trying to rebuild.'
Christian aid groups vow to stay to help after US sudden withdrawal from Syria
By Emily McFarlan Miller — October 22, 2019
(RNS) — Christian aid organizations in Syria have sprung into action in response to the new conflict in the region and are vowing to stay with the Kurds as the crisis grows.
As fewer refugees enter the US, one Chicago group decides to go to them
By Emily McFarlan Miller — October 14, 2019
CHICAGO (RNS) — As fewer refugees are arriving in the United States, organizations that work with refugees — many of which are faith-based — are finding new ways to reach out to those who have been forced to flee their home countries.
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