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An Assyrian Christian church in Alqosh. A number of Christian militias in Iraq and Syria have been formed since the start of the Syrian Civil War and in the 2013-2017 War.The militias are composed of fighters mainly from the Assyrian but also include Arab and Armenian Christian communities in Syria, and Assyrians in Iraq have formed militias in the north to protect Assyrian communities, towns ...
Following the outbreak of the Syrian Civil War in 2012, several Christian militias were formed to fight for the Syrian government against insurgents. These groups were generally organized as self-defense units, as Syrian rebels began to attack Christian religious sites and kidnap Christians for ransom soon after the insurgency gained momentum.
Videos on social media depict bearded fighters walking down city streets, reassuring Christians and other minorities of their safety. And activists say fighters have been disciplined in not ...
Iran has assisted in setting up and training Shia militias in Syria. [5] In Aleppo, some residents claimed that the Syrian Army organized a Christian militia during fighting there in August 2012. [6] In the Jdeideh quarter, the Christian militia was allegedly the first to fight against rebels. [7]
Turkish drone strikes in northeastern Syria on Wednesday killed at least three members of a local Christian force and wounded others, including civilians, a Kurdish official and a Syrian ...
Minority groups in Syria, including Christians and Alawites, are among those concerned that the new Syria’s future may not be tolerant of their communities, many of whom opposed the revolution ...
[5] [15] The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported that 37 Syrian government soldiers and allied militias and 60 fighters from the opposition forces were killed in the clashes. [51] A Russian special forces unit was ambushed by rebels, who later posted photos of a dead Russian soldier and captured equipment.
Syria’s conflict erupted in a rebellion against Assad’s rule in 2011 and the rebels held much of Aleppo from 2012 until 2016, when government forces retook it with help from Russia and Iran ...