Posted on 11/14/2015 6:36:50 AM PST by marshmallow
The Islamic State continues its march into Syria with its sights set on the town of Sadad, which consists of a large population of Syriac Christians who speak Aramaic, the language of Jesus.
According to Newsweek,500 Christian fighters, with the help of some Muslims, have so far prevented IS radicals from overrunning the majority Christian town. IS has already captured the town of Mahin, only 5 miles away from Sadad, which has provided the terror group a base of operations for renewed attacks against Sadad.
The head of the Syriac Orthodox Christian Church, Mor Ignatius Aphrem Karim II, who is headquartered in Damascus, visited the region to boost the morale of Christian fighters who are trying to stave-off the further advancement of IS. According to Karim, the Christian population has dwindled from 15,000 to 2,000 due to families fleeing ahead of the advancement of the extremist group.
"IS advanced toward Sadad but they were not able to enter Sadad," declared Karim. The young people in Sadad, with the help of some armed groups, were able to fight back and push IS back to where they started. They are helped by some groups coming from different parts of Syria also.
"It was emotional but it was also very encouraging to see our young people determined to defend their land and stay in their homeland," Karim declared during the visit. "To see them ready to fight and to sacrifice for their land, I think that's what's very meaningful, that made me very proud of them."
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More importantly, with the blessing of McCain and the head of the executive branch...
“Sadad previously fell to IS in 2013, but was recaptured by the Syrian Arab Army. During that attack it is believed that at least 45 Syriac Christians, including women and children, were massacred by the jihadists who, at the time, were receiving support from Obama administration.”
Assad helped ISIS and often has not bombed them in the past. We almost expanded the war into Syria because of Assad’s aiding of Jihadists. This is just historic fact. Russia likewise has responsibility in supporting this regime along with supporting Iran.
Christians anywhere in the Middle Eat need to arm themselves and organize.
Or they will be sold into mulsim slavery and wiped out.
The Deacon at Our Lady of Perpetual Hope in Sacramento’s Orangevale http://www.ourladyofperpetualhelpchurch.com/ says that his congregants have seen dogs licking up their relatives’ blood from the streets.
Yup. Three choices during the Great Tribulation, kill and be killed, slavery, conversion (Mark of the Beast).
Obama is going to cry “ethnic cleansing” right?
Did not the Kurds just took back a city in the last few days?
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