“Christians have expressed concerns that Islamic militants have infiltrated what is known as the Free Syrian Army, an armed structure with a wide variety of rebels.”
The U.S.-backed Free Syrian Army — those are the “moderates,” you know. How moderate? This moderate: in July 2013, Free Syrian Army fighters entered the Christian village of Oum Sharshouh and began burning down houses and terrorizing the population, forcing 250 Christian families to flee the area. Worthy News reported that just two days later, Free Syrian Army rebels “targeted the residents of al-Duwayr/Douar, a Christian village close to the city of Homs and near Syria’s border with Lebanon….Around 350 armed militants forcefully entered the homes of Christian families who were all rounded-up in the main square of the village and then summarily executed.” And in September 2013, a day after Secretary of State John Kerry praised the Free Syrian Army as “a real moderate opposition,” the FSA took to the Internet to post videos of its attack on the ancient Syrian Christian city of Maaloula, one of the few places where Aramaic, the language of Jesus, is still spoken.
This is just the faction Obama is backing. This is America’s shame.
“NEWS ALERT: Residents Flee Syria Christian Town After Militants Kill 80,” from BosNewsLife, April 5 (thanks to all who sent this in):
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (BosNewsLife)– Aid workers remain concerned over dozens of mainly elderly Christians in north-west Syria, after Islamic militants overran a Christian town, killing some 80 people, and forcing thousands of local residents to flee.
At least 13 Christians were beheaded, churches were desecrated and homes looted, said the Barnabas Fund, which supports Christians in heavily Islamic nations.
“Militants from the al-Qaeda-[terror group] linked al-Nusra Front [and groups] Sham al-Islam and Ansar al-Sham attacked Kessab on the Turkish border early on Friday March 23,” Barnabas Fund told BosNewsLife in a statement.
“Around 3,000 Armenian Christian residents fled for their lives, taking refuge in neighbouring Latakia and Bassit.”
However, “a dozen or so families with members too elderly to leave remained in Kessab and were subsequently taken hostage,” Barnabas Fund said. Of those who fed, some relatives were reportedly staying with relatives and and friends, but many Christians were seen sheltering in over-crowded church buildings.
DISPLACED FAMILIES
Barnabas Fund said partners in Syria have been helping the displaced Christian families, “who fled empty-handed”.
The group explained that its workers are “are providing food, clothing, hygiene materials and other essentials.”
Following the Islamist takeover of Kessab, a strategically important town, the Syrian army launched a counter-offensive to regain control of the territory but fighting still continues, according to aid workers.
Kessab was the last border crossing with Turkey still in Syrian government hands. It had previously been relatively peaceful and was full of refugees who had fled violence in other parts of Syria, Barnabas Fund said.
Barnabas Fund expressed concern that Turkey, “which has sided with the rebels in the Syrian civil war” has provided access for fighters, money and supplies, and “allowed hundreds of Islamist militants to cross its border on Friday to attack Kessab”.
CHRISTIANS CONCERNED
Christians have expressed concerns that Islamic militants have infiltrated what is known as the Free Syrian Army, an armed structure with a wide variety of rebels….
Stephanie says
Messejproduction says
Where is the video? None of these “stories” are ever substantiated by proof or even credible video.
Jay Boo says
Opportunistic Huffington Post liberals meanwhile applaud themselves about their enlightened attitudes toward Islam as they buff and polish their PC image.
Kalliope says
HP liberals can high-five their ‘inclusiveness’ until the cows come home.
But if and when Šarīʿah finally comes to town, they will be the first to be crushed.
You can imagine the dialogue that will come next:
“But we rewrote history because of you!”
“Castigated converts and countrymen when they tried to raise the alarm about you!”
“We even spat on the faiths of our forefathers because of you!”
“Why do you turn on us now?”
Yes, ʾIslām will say. You did do all that.
But it is that very permissiveness that condemns you.
At least the others recognized that ʾIslām was the enemy.
You, however, in your wanting to be politically-correct, have orchestrated your own downfall.
Stephanie says
john spielman says
“350 armed militants forceably entered homes of Christain families who were rounded up in the main square of the village and summarily executed”… sounds like what Hitler’s SS einsatzgruppen did in Poland Russia the Ukraine during WW2.
I quess that’s only natural since Naziism and Islam are BOTH fascist religions that preach supremism.
Steffen Larsen says
Now now, all. No doubt Mr. Spencer is obfuscating and it was another islamic group entirely.
/sarc
Champ says
islam = religion of murdering thugs
islam be gone!
Januk36 says
More christian blood on Hussein Barrack Obama’s hands.
Walter Sieruk says
The imams, no doubt, have a hand in the hate and violent actions of those Muslims against those Christians in that Christian town. For many Islamic clerics keep filling the minds and hearts with hate for Christians and Christian teachings by telling the people in the mosques, untrue , false yet awful and terrible things about Christians and Christian doctrines. The Bible explains about such wicked men as these imams along with the mullahs who keep speak evil of Christians and Christianity. For the Bible in Second Peter 2: 12, explains about such false teachers that they “speak evil of things they understand not ; and shall utterly perish in their own corruption.” [KJV]
It also should be noted that in this above Bible context, as well as in John 3:16. , theword “perish” does not mean loss of being but loss of well being. As in “going to ruin” by ending up suffering forever in the Lake of Fire.
Woodrow says
WAKE UP, AMERICA!
THROW OFF YOUR MEDIA-INDUCED STUPOR.
THESE SONS-OF-SATAN WANT TO KILL YOU ALSO.
WHAT DON’T YOU UNDERSTAND ABOUT THAT.
BE PREPARED!
Catholic n proud says
Why dont the christian countries give refugee status to these people rather that the muslims from these countries … they are fleeing what their own community is involved in… how is that refugee status???
scam of the decade
brad says
Sam Harris: The Problem with Islamic Fundamentalism are the Fundamentals of Islam.They kill every non muslim one by one.But biggest danger is the silence of media,liberal,secular kind leader.
dumbledoresarmy says
And there are people in the west, Christian people, who if we tell them about atrocities like this, will *instantly* retort, “but whatabout the Christians who are killing Muslims in the Central African Republic?”
And if, in response, we say that the Christians in the Central African Republic are trying – however ineffectively – to *defend* themselves against a Jihad that has been grinding its way down through Africa for 1200 years”, our interlocutor will instantly accuse us of being motivated by hatred against Muslims and misunderstanding Islam. As also if we try to explain that there has been – and still is ongoing – more killing of Christians by Muslims in CAR and that the Muslims *began* the killing.
I had such a conversation, recently. It was extremely frustrating.