They came before dawn, under the cover of darkness. Overpowering and killing three village guards, they took hundreds of captives — men, women and children, from the elderly to the very young. Then ...

The Khabur Genocide remains one of the darkest and most tragic chapters in the recent history of the Syriac--Assyrian community. This extensive report, meticulously compiled by the Khabur Committee, ...

The suffering of rural communities across northeast Syria controlled by the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) is being amplified by Turkish-backed armed groups. Already struggling with severe ...

Assyrian Christian bishop Mar Afram Athneil, right, greets Maryam David Thalya after her release from more than a year of captivity by the Islamic State group in this March 27, 2016 photo from the ...

Bittersweet new year celebrations take place in one of more than 30 villages by the Khabur River destroyed by Islamic State Share TEL ARBOUSH, Syria (AP) — The young men and women in traditional ...

On a sky-blue Sunday morning in the little town of Tell Tamer in northeastern Syria, sunlight pours through olive trees, dappling the path to a church that has for almost a century been the center of ...

Syria’s tiny Assyrian community celebrates its survival Bittersweet new year celebrations take place in one of more than 30 villages by the Khabur River destroyed by Islamic State By Sarah El Deeb ...

Iraqi, Kurdish military hold new round of talks at Fish Khabur ...

The scene, looking west across the Tigris River, is unexpectedly peaceful. The tiny village of Khanik, on the Syrian side, is quiet, but for the occasional car. The river is narrow and slow-moving – ...