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SED EL-BOUCHRIEH, Lebanon — Following the ceasefire agreement reached between the United States and Iran, including the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, several pro-Iran politicians and analysts promoted narratives suggesting Iran had emerged politically, militarily, and diplomatically victorious. Responding to these claims, Ibrahim Mrad, President of the Universal Syriac U...

DIASPORA / SYRIA — Statements continued to be issued on Sayfo Remembrance Day by Syriac (Aramean-Assyrian-Chaldean) institutions and political parties marking the 111th anniversary of the Sayfo Genocide, which were carried out by the Ottoman Empire and allied Kurdish militias against the Syriac, Armenian, and Pontic Greek peoples, widely considered among the darkest chapters ...

BARITLE (BARTELLA), Iraq — The Beth Nahrain Patriotic Union (Huyodo Bethnahrin Athroyo, HBA) in Iraq organized a panel discussion and a documentary exhibition on Monday, 15 June 2026, to mark the 111th anniversary of the Sayfo Genocide, commemorating the period from 1915 to 2026. The event was held at the Cultural Center Hall of the Syriac Orthodox Church of Mart Shmoni in th...

ZALIN, Gozarto (Jazira) — On the 111th anniversary of the 1915 Sayfo Genocide committed by the Ottoman Empire and allied Kurdish tribes against the Syriac (Aramean–Chaldean–Assyrian), Armenian and Pontic– Greek peoples, politicians in the region spoke about the Sayfo history, causes, consequences and enduring impact on the descendants of the martyrs to this day. Among them wa...

ESHTRAKO, Turkey — During landscaping work in the vicinity of the village of Eshtrako (Turkish: Ortaca), inscriptions in Syriac were discovered. The inscriptions are carved into stone and believed to belong to an ancient church, Gazete Sabro r...