Syria has now become the center of religious cleansing in the Middle East!
Nearly all of the Christians of the Syrian towns of Qusayr and Homs have been forced to flee their homes. They are increasingly victimized by Syrian rebels supported by the U.S. government and its Islamist allies, especially Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Turkey. Other religious minorities in Syria, like the Alawites, have also been targeted for kidnapping and murder by the rebels.
Syria's armed opposition is dominated by the Muslim Brotherhood and other radical Islamic groups. The Al Qaida terrorist network is among them. Their goal is to create an Islamic state in Syria. Violent jihad is their means of doing so.
The UN's Genocide Prevention Adviser warns that, due to religious tensions in Syria, "the risk of further mass atrocity crimes is high."
Our nations's political leaders have harshly condemned the atrocities of the Syrian government - as they should. But they have had much less to say about the religious cleansing carried out by the Islamist insurgency.
Nearly all of the Christians of the Syrian towns of Qusayr and Homs have been forced to flee their homes. They are increasingly victimized by Syrian rebels supported by the U.S. government and its Islamist allies, especially Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Turkey. Other religious minorities in Syria, like the Alawites, have also been targeted for kidnapping and murder by the rebels.
Syria's armed opposition is dominated by the Muslim Brotherhood and other radical Islamic groups. The Al Qaida terrorist network is among them. Their goal is to create an Islamic state in Syria. Violent jihad is their means of doing so.
The UN's Genocide Prevention Adviser warns that, due to religious tensions in Syria, "the risk of further mass atrocity crimes is high."
Our nations's political leaders have harshly condemned the atrocities of the Syrian government - as they should. But they have had much less to say about the religious cleansing carried out by the Islamist insurgency.
