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Ancient Mesopotamia was religiously diverse and polytheist.? Some of its history is recorded in the Old Testament.? Nineveh, near the modern city of Mosul, was the capital of the Assyrian Empire, which conquered Israel in 722 BC.? Approximately a century later? the Assyrians were themselves conquered by the Babylonians whose …
Read More »Full Details of What Happened in Hassake, Syria
An Assyrian man named Ibrahim Nasim Abdul-Ahhad owns a coffee shop in the neighborhood. About 2 weeks ago, the members of this Arab family had an internal fight in the family. Some of their men went to coffee shop of this Assyrian man and sat their playing cards and drinking …
Read More »Syrian Police Round Up More Assyrians, 38 Detained
Background A personal conflict between an Arab Muslim from the al-Radhi family and an Assyrian Christian from the Abraham family culminated in the murder of an Assyrian man on October 16. The Arab member of the Al-Radhi family enlisted the aid of members of his family and klan, including an …
Read More »More Than Twenty Assyrians Detained in Syria
On October 16 Naseem Abraham, a 35 year old married Assyrian man, was murdered; his friend Yalda Yacoub was shot when he attempted to help him and subsequently died at the hospital (story). Representitives of the Assyrian Democratic Organization in Syria have stated that more arrests are expected. © …
Read More »Two Assyrians Murdered in Hasaka, Syria
When Yalda Yacoub (25 years old), Naseem’s friend, rushed to attend to his friend, he was prevented from do so, attacked and injured as well. He was transferred to the hospital in Damascus. What aggravated the situation today (Sunday), as explained by Mr. Sulaiman Yousuf a member in the Political …
Read More »Two Assyians Murdered in Syria, Sectarian Violence Feared
When Naseem’s friend Yalda Yacoub, aged 25, rushed to attend to his friend, he was prevented from do so, attacked and shot. He was transferred to the hospital in Damascus. Yalda Yacoub died on the same day at the hospital. Mr. Sulaiman Yousuf, a member in the Political Bureau of …
Read More »Catholic Church Letter to Allawi and Powell
Damascus Neighborhood a Refuge for Thousands of Iraqi Christians
“Those who come now say it’s getting worse day by day. Christians cannot go out to work, to shop or to pray without risking their lives,” said one Iraqi man. On a recent October evening, families sat on plastic chairs in the darkened street and spoke quietly of their experiences. …
Read More »Assyrian Woman Killed for not Wearing a Hijab and an Assyrian Man Abducted
October 27 An Assyrian Christian Woman, around 35-40 years-old, was killed this morning in the Iqtisadiyin Neighborhood of Mosul, which lies on the right bank of the Tigris River. The reason for her killing was that she did not wear a Hijab during the month of Ramadan. The Assyrian woman …
Read More »Prince Charles in Tur Abdin
Britain’s Prince Charles (C) is presented a Bible by Syriac orthodox archbishops Saliba Ozmen (2nd R) and Samuel Aktas (L) at Darulzafaran Monastery in the southeastern Turkish city of Mardin, near the Syrian border, October 26, 2004. The Prince of Wales visited churches, mosques and Syriac monasteries in Mardin in …
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