Pence: Trump order stops ‘funding ineffective’ UN agencies; U.S. to directly aid persecuted Christians

Pence: Trump order  stops ‘funding ineffective’ UN agencies; U.S. to directly aid persecuted Christians

by WorldTribune Staff, October 27, 2017 The U.S. will no longer rely on the United Nations to provide humanitarian aid to persecuted religious minorities in the Middle East, Vice President Mike Pence said. “My friends, those days are over,” Pence said at the annual In Defense of Christians summit in Washington, D.C. on Oct. 25. “Our fellow […]

‘More difficult than death’: No prosecutions against ISIS for war crimes against women and children

‘More difficult than death’: No prosecutions against ISIS for war crimes against women and children

by WorldTribune Staff, May 2, 2017 Despite the “unimaginable” brutality the Yazidi Christian community is enduring at the hands of Islamic State (ISIS), not one of the terror group’s jihadists has been prosecuted for war crimes, human rights groups say. In the past couple of years, ISIS has executed and enslaved thousands of Yazidis in […]

Syrian refugees to USA up 675 percent in 2016; 99 percent are Muslims

Syrian refugees to USA up 675 percent in 2016; 99 percent are Muslims

by WorldTribune Staff, November 1, 2016 More than 13,000 Syrian refugees have been resettled in the U.S. in 2016, a 675 percent increase over the same period last year. Of those, 13,100 (99.1 percent) are Muslims – 12,966 Sunnis, 24 Shi’a, and 110 other Muslims – and 77 (0.5 percent) are Christians. Another 24 (0.18 […]

Just 54 of 11,491 Syrian refugees admitted to U.S. in 2016 are Christians

Just 54 of 11,491 Syrian refugees admitted to U.S. in 2016 are Christians

by WorldTribune Staff, September 13, 2016 The Obama administration has allowed 11,491 Syrian refugees to enter the United States this year. Of those, only 54 are Christians, despite the fact that Christian communities in Syria have been a primary target of reported violence. When the conflict began, an estimated 74 percent of Syrians were Sunni […]

Report: ISIL sex slaves forced to use contraceptives

Report: ISIL sex slaves forced to use contraceptives

Special to WorldTribune.com Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL) forces female captives to use contraception to ensure they do not become pregnant and can be passed among jihadists as sex slaves. The New York Times, which interviewed more than three dozen Yazidi women who escaped from the terror organization, cited a gynecologist who examined […]

UN report: ISIL holding 3,500 Iraqis as slaves

UN report: ISIL holding 3,500 Iraqis as slaves

Special to WorldTribune.com Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL) has forced some 3,500 Iraqis into slavery, most of them minority Yazidi women and children, according to a UN report. Most of the Yazidis were forced into sexual slavery, the report, released on Jan. 19, said. The report said some 800 to 900 children were […]