Category Archives: syria news

Pope Francis calls for peace in Syria

Posted on July 7, 2016 by fatherdave

“How can you believe in someone who caresses you with the right hand and strikes you with the left hand?” These are the powerful and pointed words of one of the greatest spiritual leaders the church has seen in my … Continue reading →

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Syria has won the war! (almost)

Posted on October 10, 2015 by fatherdave

Traditional wisdom tells us that we shouldn’t count our chickens before they hatch. Even so, it is hard to resist celebrating the most recent developments in the war on Syria. Thanks to a bit of help from mother Russia, it … Continue reading →

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Syrian crisis requires friendship, not aggression

Posted on August 28, 2015 by fatherdave

The following article was officially co-authored by Professor Tim Anderson and myself (though it was largely Tim’s work with some tweaking from me). Tim and I were together in Syria for the latter part of July though we had come with slightly … Continue reading →

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Those who kill in the name of God do not know God

Posted on May 19, 2015 by fatherdave

Traditional wisdom says that a fish rots from the head down. In other words, when a government or other organisation is dysfunctional the problem can generally be traced back to those at the top. The opposite must also be true … Continue reading →

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ISIS shows its true colours in Yarmouk! They are the enemy of the Palestinian people.

Posted on April 8, 2015 by fatherdave

ISIS has shown its true colours! They are the enemies of the Palestinian people! Commentators around the world are appalled at the ISIS take-over of Yarmouk refugee camp, still home to around 18,000 Palestinians, and supposedly only a ’10-minute bus … Continue reading →

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Video proof: NATO secretly supports and supplies Islamic State!

Posted on December 2, 2014 by fatherdave

The proof is in! Islamic State is being maintained via an ongoing convoy of supplies trucked across from Turkey on a daily basis! Germany’s international broadcaster, Deutsche Welle (DW), broke the news through the video report published below. Turkish trucking … Continue reading →

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Syria is like a hunted animal, being slowly killed one American arrow at a time

Posted on September 30, 2014 by fatherdave

The following article is written by my friend, Declan Hayes – a passionate Irishman. I was with Declan in Damascus in April of this year. He has been back to Syria twice since then and spent the bulk of his … Continue reading →

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Supporting Syria – an address by Father Dave

Posted on August 6, 2014 by fatherdave

An address given at the Imam Husain Islamic Centre on July 25th, 2014 It is hard to know how to talk about Syria as there are really two entirely different and competing narratives about Syria, and how you understand the … Continue reading →

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The Syrian people have spoken and they want to keep Assad!

Posted on June 19, 2014 by fatherdave

I did not vote for Bashar Al-Assad. I didn’t vote in the Syrian elections at all because I am not Syrian! If I had been Syrian I don’t know if I would have voted for Assad. I really didn’t take … Continue reading →

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Is Turkey gearing up for open war on Syria?

Posted on April 4, 2014 by fatherdave

Below is the recording and transcript of the recently leaked phone conversation between two high-ranking Turkish military officers, discussing a possible false-flag operation that would initiate open warfare against Syria! If you’re not familiar with the ‘false flag’ concept, think … Continue reading →

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