In partnership with Americans for a Free Syria, the Syrian American Council placed an ad on Fox News, speaking directly to Donald Trump. Please take a moment to watch it now.

The ad ran seven times, in various time slots and over several days, including on Fox & Friends, The Sean Hannity Show, Lou Dobbs Tonight, and Fox News Sunday – all of Trump’s favorite shows.

We would not have been able to do this without the incredible support from our board and community. Thank you to all who donated to make this possible.

Please donate today to help the Syrian American Council keep the ad on the air, and to continue our advocacy efforts, including those directly reaching the administration.

1,000 Funerals in the City of Flowers

Syrian-American community mourns the passing of Yahya Shurbaji, Muhammad Shurbaji, along with countless other peaceful protesters

Our community is in mourning over the many peaceful activists imprisoned, tortured, and killed by the Assad regime and its allies. Throughout last week, Syrians have watched with great sorrow as news has poured in of the deaths of detained Free Syria activists. Sunday night, an even larger list of martyrs was released.

On July 12, Shlomo Bolts, SAC’S policy and advocacy officer, served on the panel of the Srebrenica Genocide: 22 Years Later, hosted by the Advisory Council for Bosnia and Herzegovina. Held at Capitol Hill, Shlomo shared the panel with two Srebrenica genocide survivors, Vahidin Zagorica and Elvir Klempic. Shlomo gave powerful remarks on the Srebrenica genocide and its similarities between the Holocaust and current day Syria.

Read Shlomo's full speech below. 

The Syrian American Council is gravely concerned over the plight of the up to 200,000 civilians still trapped in Raqqah City as U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces close in. While SAC wholeheartedly supports efforts to eradicate ISIS from Syria, we believe that more care should be taken by the Anti-ISIS Coalition to avoid civilian casualties, especially when using highly flammable or explosive weapons such as White Phosphorous. UN investigators have documented at least 300 civilian deaths in Raqqah due to Coalition airstrikes since March.

At Zaytoun Church is where I long to be today, in my beloved Damascus, Syria — 

I love it not only because it was where my parents were married and where I was baptized but because of all the special moments that took place there. I recall the candles flickering outside the church on Palm Sunday. I remember everyone dressed in their holiday best, walking in a procession as worshipers carried an icon of Jesus and the cross. And most precious are Easter Sunday mornings when my parents gifted decorated eggs and holiday chocolates to our Muslim neighbors and their families. How I long for these days of family, friends, and worship in the town where I grew up.

February 2017

We are thankful everyday for having the opportunity to bring the voices of Syrian Americans to the forefront.  

Now more than ever before those voices matter as the annihalation of our beloved Aleppo continues at the hands of Russian and Syrian regime forces.  

Help us keep the news about Aleppo, and Syria at large, top of mind in the media, in congress, and with the American Public.

Ammar al-Salmo, manager of the Syria Civil Defense rescue group, tells Christiane Amanpour they are no longer able to reach the wounded in eastern Aleppo.

Watch here.

The interview was facilitated by the Syrian American Council

Tide of anguished humanity on the move in Aleppo
“Today I came home and I found my home partially destroyed,” Dr. Farida, one of the last obstetrician-gynecologist working in eastern Aleppo, tells Christiane Amanpour as the conditions for civilians continue to deteriorate.

The interview was facilitated by the Syrian American Council

Watch the interview here