Syria

Hassake, Syria (AINA) — The murder of two Assyrians in Syria last Fall (AINA 10-31-2004) by a Syrian National Guard officer and the subsequent Syrian government inaction have highlighted a profound vulnerability of and discrimination towards the indigenous Christian community there. On the evening of October 16, 2004, Mr. Ibrahim …

Nach dem steigenden internationalen Druck soll der Abzug der syrischen Soldaten aus dem Libanon heute beschlossen werden. In Damaskus trete der syrisch-libanesische Oberste Rat zusammen, um den vom syrischen Präsidenten Baschar el Assad angekündigten syrischen Truppenabzug aus Libanon formell zu beschließen. Danach werde die Rückverlegung der syrischen Truppen beginnen, sagte …

An Interview with Bachir Saadi Chairman of the Assyrian Democratic Organization’s Political Bureau [Zinda: The following interview was carried by an Amuda journal staff on 27 December 2004 with Mr. Bachir Saadi, chairman of the Assyrian Democratic Organization’s Political Bureau. ADO stands as the largest Assyrian political organization in 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 …

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 …

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.   © …

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 …

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 …

  The Assyrian Democratic Organization, which has had several run ins in the past with Syrian authorities, was to hold anniversary ceremonies two weeks ago, according to a statement it faxed to The Associated Press. But political security agents in the northeastern city of Qamishli notified the head of the …

  The inhabitants of the town of Dereek are Assyrians and Kurds (majority Kurdish since Assyrians have been leaving the area). The Assyrian farmers were carrying 25 million liras (approximately $US 500,000) when they were killed in a brutal fashion. The money was not taken by the killers, rather left …