Category: Syria


CSI warns at UN that religious minorities in Syria face genocide

CSI made a statement on Syria at the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva. file photo: csi   The day after a suicide bomber massacred 27 Christians at worship in Damascus, Christian Solidarity International (CSI) made a statement at the UN Human Rights Council warning of the threat of genocide to religious minorities in Syria…. Read more »

Syria: Massacre at Damascus Church

The aftermath of the suicide attack on St. Elias church in Damascus.   Yesterday, June 22, in the heavily-Christian neighborhood of Duweila, just a short walk from the Old City of Damascus, explosions ripped through St. Elias Orthodox Church, where worshipers had gathered for evening mass. The attacks left nearly 30 Christians dead and around… Read more »

Syria: Systematic Persecution of Alawites

When dictator Bashar al-Assad was thrown out of power in December 2024, it ended over 50 years of his family controlling Syria. Now a new temporary government is running Syria, led by interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa and dominated by a jihadist organization called Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) . For the Alawite people, who are a… Read more »

Charles Glass: In the “New Syria,” violence and high hopes

U.S. President Donald Trump with new Syrian President – and former jihadist leader – Ahmad al-Sharaa. Riyadh, 14 May 2025. (Karoline Leavitt on X) Guest Commentary by Charles Glass   And you know something’s happeningBut you don’t know what it isDo you, Mister Jones? Bob Dylan, “Ballad of a Thin Man,” 1965   When the… Read more »

Statement on the end of US sanctions on Syria

Syrians celebrate end of sanctions

In Homs, Syrians celebrated in the streets with flags and fireworks when President Trump announced an end to U.S. sanctions on Syria on May 13, 2025. X post Statement on the end of U.S. sanctions on Syria by Dr. John Eibner, CSI’s International President Christian Solidarity International (CSI) welcomes President Trump’s long-overdue decision to lift… Read more »