Seven Assyrians still held hostages by IS

Yesterday IS released 43 Assyrians who were abducted when the IS attacked Assyrian villages in Khabour a year ago. The news of the 43 released Assyrians were conveyed in a way as if all the Assyrians were released. This is not true. There are still seven Assyrians...

Seven Assyrians still held hostages by IS

Yesterday IS released 43 Assyrians who were abducted when the IS attacked Assyrian villages in Khabour a year ago. The news of the 43 released Assyrians were conveyed in a way as if all the Assyrians were released. This is not true. There are still seven Assyrians...

Turkish security forces have left the Assyrian houses

We have contacted the Assyrians of Azech who tell us that the Turkish security forces have left the Assyrian areas. According to our sources, the police have stormed several Assyrian homes to search for PKK rebels. Assyrian homes that stood empty have been stormed and...

The Assyrian Federation of Sweden visit Syrian Assyria

The Assyrian Federation of Sweden recently conducted a successful visit to Gozarto in Syrian Assyria. The Federation’s board member Tony Meshko visited Zalin (Qamishli) and Khabour for several days within the framework of the Khabour River Project, a development...

Bishop Matta Roham deprived of his bishopric in Gozarto.

The Syrian Orthodox Patriarchate has decided to definitively deprive Bishop Matta Roham responsibility for the diocese of Gozarto and Euphrates in Syria. The decision was taken January 25, 2016 by the Patriarchate's legal office and is now sent to all Syrian Orthodox...

Three assyrians killed in a new bomb attack in Qamishli

A bomb detonated on a bicycle outside ”Star Café” in Zalin (Qamishli) which killed 3 Assyrians and injured 20. The terrorist attack came only a few weeks after the 30/12 bombings which targeted the Assyrians and killed 16 and injured 30 people. The Assyrians of Zalin...

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