The U.S. – Syrian Kurds Alliance

The U.S. – Syrian Kurds Alliance

The militant faction, People’s Protection Units (YPG), of the Democratic Union Party (PYG), a Kurdish political group in Northern Syria, has proven to be a valuable ally to the United States. The minority faction has relentlessly fought ISIS in the towns of Kobani and Tal...

ISIS Massacres Dozens in Mabouja, Syria

News reports state over 44 people were killed by ISIS fighters in the Syrian Government held village of Mabouja, Hama Province before the Syrian Army was able to push them back using multiple airstrikes. The different sects have long co-existed in the village of Mabouja with a sizable population of minority Ismailis, Alawites, and Sunnis. Diverse areas such as the Salamiyeh region of Hama Province are highly vulnerable to attacks by religious extremists, such as ISIS, who view both minority religious groups and Sunnis who do not adhere to ISIS’s standards of interpretation of Islamic Law as heretics, non-believers or apostates. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights stated 37 of the casualties were civilians at the time of the report.