Terrifying documentary about the persecution of Christians in Syria. Destroying the ancient religious community through violence, kidnapping, rape, burning of property and all the other instruments of cruelty so often applied by Muslims against their neighbors. We in the mighty west are once again betraying an innocent people,  because of our cowardice and ignorance.

For a historical perspective of the cleansing of christians in this particular region watch Assyrian genocide

Ever wondered why there are no more than 1 percent christians in turkey? Ever found it weird that priests and bishops still to this day have a tendency to get killed in turkey. As always history has some clues to go on...

The assyrian genocide

This genocide was committed against the Assyrian population of the Ottoman Empire at the end of the First World War by the Young Turks. The Assyrian population of northern Mesopotamia was forcibly relocated and massacred by Ottoman (Turkish and Kurdish) forces between 1914 and 1920. This genocide is part of the same policy of extermination aimed against Armenians and Pontic Greeks