Chaldean Press

TAL TAMR, Syria - Heavy artillery shelling struck Christian villages in the countryside of Tal Tamer on Tuesday evening, damaging civilian areas and hitting the Mar Shmouni Church in the village of Tel Jumaa, according to local Assyrian and Syriac sources. No casualties have been reported at the time of

A criminal court in Erbil has sentenced Luay Abdul Rahim Ramadan, a Syrian Kurdish national, to life imprisonment for carrying out an axe attack on Assyrian / Chaldean Christians during the Akitu / Kha-b-Nisan New Year celebrations in Nohadra (Duhok) on April 1, 2025. The attack occurred in broad daylight during one

Circulating reports claim that armed Kurdish factions remain entrenched in Derik (al-Malikiyah) in northeastern Syria, with residents describing the city as a hostage situation between Kurdish settlers and indigenous Christian (Chaldean & Syriac) areas. Sources state that Kurdish rebel positions inside or near civilian districts could turn Derik into a

The reemergence of Nouri al-Maliki as a serious political force has sparked growing concern among Iraq’s Christian communities, including Chaldeans. For many, Maliki’s name is inseparable from one of the most destabilizing periods in modern Iraqi history. During Maliki’s tenure as prime minister, Iraq experienced deepening sectarian

More than 35 Christian villages along the Khabur River in northeastern Syria, including the town of Tell Tamer, are facing an increasingly dangerous situation as Kurdish People’s Protection Units (YPG) forces remain embedded in Christian population centers. Local Christians say they have no ability to force the militia out

U.S. forces have begun transferring ISIS detainees from northeastern Syria into Iraq, citing growing concerns over prison security, regional instability, and the risk of coordinated prison breakouts amid ongoing conflict. The first transfer reportedly involved 150 ISIS fighters, with plans that could ultimately see up to 7,000 detainees