RELEASE – Save the Persecuted Christians Panel Attests to Genocide Against Faithful, Calls for Americans to Speak Boldly, Act

For Immediate Release | Save the Persecuted Christians | February 7, 2020 SRO Audience at National Prayer Breakfast Prays for Victims, Truth-Tellers WASHINGTON, D.C.—Save the Persecuted Christians (STPC),a growing grassroots…

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WORLDWIDE – Religions can be part of the solution for peace, not the problem, faith leaders say

Presbyterian Outlook | Religion News Service | January 17, 2020 VATICAN CITY (RNS) — When John Lennon wrote his hit song “Imagine,” eliminating religions and the divisions they entail was…

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USA/VATICAN – Ambassador Gingrich’s Remarks to the Abrahamic Faiths Initiative

U.S. Embassy to the Holy See | January 14, 2020 Ambassador Gingrich’s Remarks to the Abrahamic Faiths Initiative Villa Richardson January 14, 2020 Your Eminence, Your Excellencies, distinguished guests, and…

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RELEASE – USA – This is No Time to Abandon West Africa Amid Rampant and Intensifying Religious Persecution

*** NEWS RELEASE *** For Immediate Release | Jan. 7, 2020 U.S. Forces Need to Remain There, Augmented by a Special Envoy for Nigeria and the Lake Chad Region WASHINGTON—Just…

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IRAQ/IRAN/USA – U.S. military claims responsibility for deadly airstrike on Iran’s Quds leader

Washington Times | Dave Boyer and Guy Taylor | Jan. 2, 2020 The U.S. military claimed responsibility Thursday night for an airstrike that killed Gen. Qassem Soleimani, the head of…

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USA – Pentagon examining a reduction of the US footprint in West Africa

Military Times | Diana Stancy Correll The Pentagon is considering significantly cutting back its U.S. presence in West Africa, according to a new report. U.S. troops in Africa have focused…

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USA/WEST AFRICA – Pentagon Eyes Africa Drawdown as First Step in Global Troop Shift

New York Times | Helene Cooper, Thomas Gibbons-Neff, Charlie Savage and Eric Schmitt | Dec. 24, 2020 The deliberations stem from a push to reduce missions battling distant terrorist groups,…

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USA/ISRAEL – Trump signs executive order to fight antisemitism on US campuses

Jerusalem Post | Omri Nahmias and Maayan Jaffe-Hoffman | Dec. 21, 2019 US President Donald Trump announced the signing of an executive order (EO) on Wednesday that calls on government…

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USA/IRAQ/SYRIA – Career Officials Thwart Aid to Christian, Yazidi Genocide Victims

Real Clear Politics | Susan Crabtree | Dec. 11, 2019 In the summer of 2014, the vicious Islamic State campaign against Yazidis and Christians in Iraq convinced President Obama to…

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HUNGARY – Hungary isn’t afraid to call ‘Christian persecution’ what it is

Spectator |Marlo Safi | Dec. 2, 2019 Following Donald Trump’s election, there was hope that the US would aid Christian communities overseas, especially in Iraq where the population of Christians…

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SYRIA – The Road from Damascus: How a Syrian Christian Spoke at Harvard’s Commencement

Christianity Today | Ryan Burge | Nov. 7, 2019 Following Turkey’s recent incursion into Syria and establishment of a “safe zone” in coordination with Russia, the beleaguered nation faces another…

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REPORT – Persecuted and forgotten? Ancient Christian communities in north-east Syria after the US evacuation

The Tablet | Nov. 7, 2019 Donald Trump’s decision to order the evacuation of remaining US forces from north-east Syria might have sealed the fate of its age-old Christian communities…

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USA – Elderly Christian Man Brutally Beaten by a ‘Transgendered Lady’ for Preaching Gospel on NYC Subway

FaithWire | Will Maule | Nov. 4, 2019 An elderly man has been viscously attacked on the New York subway for simply preaching the gospel. According to witnesses, the 79-year-old…

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USA – Counterterrorism Coordinator Ambassador Nathan Sales on the Release of the Country Reports on Terrorism 2018

U.S. Dept. of State | Nov. 1, 2019 MS ORTAGUS:  Happy Friday.  Good afternoon.  Okay.  The State Department is releasing its Annual Country Reports on Terrorism, which describes the global counterterrorism…

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USA – After Baghdadi’s death, ISIS statements portray terrorist group as intent on exacting revenge

Washington Post | Souad Mekhennet |Nov. 1, 2019 When the Islamic State finally broke its silence about the killing of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, it did so with a 1,200-word communique…

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