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CSI Welcomes Termination of American Support for Jihadists in Syria

President Donald Trump has ordered the C.I.A. to end its covert arming and training of anti-government rebels in Syria, according to anonymous “officials” cited by the Washington Post. Since 2011, when President Barack Obama declared in 2011 that Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad must “step aside“ to make way for a “democratic transition,” weapons supplied by the… Read more »

400 Slaves Liberated!

The slave liberation took place on June 17th and 18th, CSI was able to free 400 slaves from Northern Sudan. After being liberated each freed slave received: 1 goat 1 survival kit, including groundnuts and a hoe 50 kg of sorghum (usually we distribute 2 kg/person; owing to the hunger crisis, the amount was raised… Read more »

New Exposé of Obama Administration’s Arming of Jihadi Terrorists in Syria Is “Wake-Up Call’ for Trump Administration, Says Christian Solidarity International (CSI-USA) Chairman John Eibner

Christian Solidarity International Has Launched No Arms For Terrorists Campaign in Support of the Principles and Purposes of Bi-Partisan H.R. 608/S. 532 “Stop Arming Terrorists Act” WASHINGTON, June 26, 2017 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Christian Solidarity International (CSI-USA) Chairman John Eibner issued the following statement following the ground-breaking June 22 The American Conservative exposé “How America Armed Terrorists in Syria” written by Gellhorn Prize… Read more »

Saving Syrian and Iraqi Christians

Persecuted Christians from around the world and their advocates and supporters will descend on Washington this month for the World Summit on Persecuted Christians. A three-day event sponsored by the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association, the World Summit promises to attract the attention of senior political figures and generate welcome media attention. According to the Pew… Read more »

Easter Letter to President Trump

Easter Sunday, April 16, 2017 Dear Mr. President, Since your predecessor set in motion his Syrian regime-change policy in the summer of 2011, nearly half a million Syrians have died, 6.3 million have been displaced – including “religiously-cleansed” Christians and other minorities – five million have been driven abroad, and millions more have been reduced… Read more »

Stop Arming Terrorists Act Needed Now

The deaths of scores of Syrian civilians in al-Qaeda controlled Idlib Province, apparently caused by banned chemical weapons during a Syrian Air Force bombing raid, has triggered US cruise missile strikes against a Syrian government military target. President Trump’s rapid response to what he rightly called a “heinous” act marks a major escalation of American… Read more »

Nigeria: Ways Forward

During his latest trip to Nigeria, CSI’s Program Manager for Nigeria, Franco Majok, visited three areas in which CSI is active: Maiduguri (Borno state), Kano (Kano state) and Jos (Plateau state). He reports on the current situation in each of these cities, on the challenges faced, and on how CSI and its local partners are… Read more »

Christian Solidarity International Launches No Arms For Terrorists Campaign in Support of the Principles and Purposes of Bi-Partisan H.R. 608/S. 532

WASHINGTON, March 27, 2017 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Christian Solidarity International (CSI), with the assistance of Global Strategic Communications Group, today announced the launch of No Arms For Terrorists, a campaign in support of the principles and purposes of bi-partisan H.R. 608 and S. 532 “Stop Arming Terrorists Act.” The Stop Arming Terrorists Act “prohibits the use of… Read more »

Rep. Gabbard: “The Syrian People Desperately Want Peace”

Tulsi Gabbard, a congresswoman from Hawaii and Iraq War veteran, recently returned from a fact-finding trip to Syria. Gabbard, a strong opponent of the U.S.’ support for anti-Christian jihadist groups in Syria, said that the trip left her more convinced than ever that “this regime change war does not serve America’s interest, and it certainly… Read more »