Syria

Thursday, February 27th, 2014, at 6:00 pm, the headquarters of the Assyrian Democratic Organization (ADO) in the city of Qamishli, Syria, was assaulted by a car carrying armed people (men and women).  The attackers were carrying assault rifles and grenades.  They threw insults and accusations to the Assyrian Democratic Organization and threatened that …

(Geneva Media Unit )It is astonishing to those following the Geneva2 conference to observe how the regime is trading with the issue of Syrian Christians. The Syrian regime has a rather long tradition in this field like a musical symphony.  Life is usually machine-like music with strings of seven, sixof them playing the melody pain and sorrow, and one plays the melody of happiness. However, what kind …

Wiesbaden  Wiesbadener Deutsch-Assyrer bringen Rettungsfahrzeug und Medikamente ins Kriegsgebiet 04.01.2013 – WIESBADEN Von Nicola Böhme „Täglich sterben in Syrien zig Menschen, mehr als 60 000 haben den Krieg bereits mit ihrem Leben bezahlt“, sagt Karim Chamoun. „Da muss man doch der Bevölkerung helfen!“ Für den 39-jährigen Deutsch-Assyrer, der seit 1988 …

Mr. Abdul-Ahad Astepho, member of the Executive Committee of the Syrian National Council (SNC), denies the SNC’s ties to the leaked “transitional government formations”: We will announce our vision for a “transitional government” from the liberated Syrian territories ADO-World.org 31-July-2012 Mr. Abdul-Ahad Astepho, member of the Executive Committee of the …

By Charles Krauthammer ADO-World.org 26-April-2012 Last year President Obama ordered U.S. intervention in Libya under the grand new doctrine of “Responsibility to Protect.” Moammar Gaddafi was threatening a massacre in Benghazi. To stand by and do nothing “would have been a betrayal of who we are,” explained the president. In …

UN chief voices "grave alarm" after reports of shelling of populated areas amid demands for Security Council meeting. ADO-World.org 27-April-2012 The Syrian government is "in contravention" of an internationally agreed peace plan by keeping troops and heavy weapons in cities, Ban Ki-moon, UN secretary-general, has said. He also said he …

On top of dangers, Major General Robert Mood faces challenge of helping UN peacekeeping department get monitors into Syria. ADO-World.org 26-April-2012 UNITED NATIONS – The United Nations on Friday will name Major General Robert Mood to head the Syria ceasefire observer mission that is struggling to get monitors into the …

French FM hopes Russia will draw right conclusions from Syria’s efforts to block monitors’ deployment. ADO-World.org 26-April-2012 DAMASCUS – French Foreign Minister Alain Juppe on Wednesday labelled the UN-backed peace plan for Syria "seriously compromised" and held out the threat of seeking military action to end the year-long crackdown. UN-Arab …

French Foreign Minister Alain Juppé said Wednesday that his nation wanted to see "at least 300" United Nations observers deployed in Syria by May 5. Juppé cautioned he would push for a UN peacekeeping intervention if the deadline was not met. ADO-World.org – News Wires 25-April-2012 France wants to see …

Devaluation of Syrian currency, sanctions, rising food prices, deepening economic crisis in Syria have affected Iraqi refugees. ADO-World.org 25-April-2012 DUBAI – It was 21 February 2006. The date is etched in Samia’s* mind. She was in her kitchen making tea for her brother’s family, who was visiting her at her …