NORTHEAST SYRIA – One of the untold stories unfolding in northeast Syria is the emergence of a representative form of government that represents all the peoples such as the Kurds, Christians and ...
Read More »Missouri man among casualties from attack in Syria
A St. Louis man is among four Americans killed this week in a suicide bombing attack in Syria. Governor Mike Parson says a Pentagon official called to inform him that Scott Wirtz ...
Read More »Pompeo Middle East policy sharp contrast to Obama’s
CAIRO, Egypt – The US military is starting its pullout from Syria, announcing Friday that the process to bring home roughly 2,000 troops is now underway. This comes just one day after ...
Read More »Pompeo talks about trade war, Syria pullout, North Korea: “Kansas workers will eventually benefit”
Mike Pompeo, the U.S. Secretary of State and a former Kansas congressman from Wichita, spoke about some of the key issues he is dealing with as the country’s leader of foreign policy ...
Read More »As US prepares to leave Syria, Christians there plead for help
President Trump campaigned on a promise to end U.S. involvement in foreign wars. Americans, he said, were tired of 17 years of war and loss, fueled by a military-industrial complex that profits ...
Read More »McCaskill gives final interview as Senator to Rachel Maddow
During the campaign for the U.S. Senate, Claire McCaskill modeled herself as a middle-of-the-road Democrat who represented a bi-partisan spirit ready to work with Donald Trump. In fact, she heaped praise on ...
Read More »Christians targeted by ISIS to get historic help from America
Religious leaders and human rights activists are rejoicing after President Donald Trump signed a historic bi-partisan bill that supporters say will “boost” efforts to help Christians and other religious minorities targeted by ...
Read More »US vetoes UN’s annual condemnation of Israel
The United States for the first time voted against an annual U.N. resolution condemning Israeli control over the Golan Heights at the world body. The decision by the United States to change ...
Read More »Syrian Christians share tragic stories
We rarely see the images of Christian suffering around the world on the evening news. That’s why, when Syrian Christian refugees share their personal experiences, we should all pay attention and hear ...
Read More »Reconstructing the lost history destroyed by ISIS
As ISIS has virtually been defeated under the Trump administration the last two years, a French startup is taking advantage of the military victory over the terrorists who destroyed much of the ...
Read More »Israel urges Russia to protect Muslims from Syrian army
JERUSALEM, Israel – For the first time in seven years, Syrian forces loyal to President Bashar Assad have completely ousted ISIS fighters from the Syrian border along Israel’s Golan Heights, according to ...
Read More »Yazidis seek rescue of women and children enslaved by ISIS
While most former ISIS strongholds in Iraq and Syria have been liberated in the last 18 months, several thousand kidnapped women and children of the Yazidi minority group remain unaccounted for and ...
Read More »Plot to assassinate Israel Prime Minister, attack U.S. Embassy stopped
JERUSALEM, Israel – The Israel Security Agency has arrested a 3-member terror cell led by a Syrian-based terrorist planning to assassinate Israeli leaders, including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Jerusalem Mayor Nir ...
Read More »Ancient hiding place for Christians found in Syria
Archaeologists have found a secret passageway where early Christians used when hiding to escape Roman persecution. Islamic State militants once occupied Manbij, Syria, where this hiding place was discovered, never realizing they ...
Read More »Syrian death toll climbs, many seek help in Israel
JERUSALEM, Israel – Aerial and artillery bombardment by Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s forces thisweek have killed more than 150 people and injured some 390, including children, the BBC quoted the Syrian Observatory ...
Read More »Reaching Syrian Refugees with Hope
MIDDLE EAST — Christian missions workers like Peter Matheson are working to bring hope to refugees. But the ongoing crisis has taken a toll on the many he serves — and on ...
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