Founded in 2005 in Burr Ridge Illinois, the Syrian American Council is the largest Syrian-American community organization in the United States. It serves to amplify the voice of the Syrian-American Community. SAC includes members from all segments of Syrian society, and has 19 chapters nationwide with thousands of members. It is an organization devoted to community organizing, media outreach, awareness-raising, youth empowerment, advocacy, and support for Syrians seeking to build a free and democratic Syria.
Since March 2011 and inspired by uprisings across the Arab world, millions of Syrians have taken to the streets to peacefully demand the end of the Assad family’s 40-year brutal regime and a transition to democracy. The Assad regime’s response to the peaceful, pro-democracy demands has been a full-scale military operation against unarmed civilians. After the revolution was militarized and opposition groups held up arms to defend themselves, the regime started using its air force to crush the rebellion.
By Bassam Barabandi and Tyler Jess Thompson December 10, 2014 In his pursuit of foreign policy deals with Syria and Iran, President Obama has taken a soft approach. As a…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 07, 2014 Contact: Chad Brand cbrand@sacouncil.com 202-429-2099 SAC CONDEMNS ATTACKS ON SYRIAN REFUGEES IN LEBANON Washington DC – The Syrian American Council (SAC), America’s largest Syrian-American…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 20, 2014 Washington, DC – The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum (USHMM) has continued its recognition of the suffering of the Syrian people by opening an…
On Wednesday October 8, SAC-Chicago participated in a private conference call with Rep. Adam Kinzinger, Congressman for the 16th Congressional District of Illinois, a member of the Republican party and…
