Women and children flee Biblical Syrian Christian town, men remain to fight ISIL

Women and children flee Biblical Syrian Christian town, men remain to fight ISIL

Special to WorldTribune.com Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL) jihadists now have in their crosshairs a Syrian Christian town believed mentioned in the Old Testament. “We are threatened by Daesh (ISIL) because of our religion,” said 22-year-old Hassan, a shopkeeper in Sadad. “They threaten the whole world. We are staying here to defend the […]

Report: Islamists’ slaughter of Syrian Christians ignored by Obama, major media

Report: Islamists’ slaughter of Syrian Christians ignored by Obama, major media

Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — The West has ignored the killing of Christians in Syria, a report said. The Middle East Forum asserted that the United States and other NATO countries were overlooking reports of the killing of Christians by Islamist rebels. In a report, the forum cited the raid of Islamist units supported by […]