SAC INVITES GOVERNORS TO MEET SYRIAN REFUGEES
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SAC INVITES GOVERNORS TO MEET SYRIAN REFUGEES IN THEIR STATES WHO FLED ISIS AND ASSAD
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| Washington, DC - The Syrian American Council, America's largest and oldest grassroots Syrian American organization, joins in the call of major American organizations such as the Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society and the U.S. Council on Catholic Bishops to reject the calls by over 25 governors to prohibit the resettlement of Syrian refugees in the United States. Our country is a nation of immigrants, and taking in refugees has been a noble bipartisan tradition since the founding of our country. We invite the governors who are calling for the closing of door to refugees to reconsider their decision and meet directly with refugee families in their states who come from all faiths and ethnic groups and have fled ISIS and Assad. |
SYRIAN AMERICAN DELEGATION PARTICIPATES IN UN CONSULTATION IN GENEVA
Washington DC - The Coalition for a Democratic Syria (CDS), a group of Syrian-American organizations working for a free and democratic Syria and including the Syrian American Council, Syrian Christians for Peace, the American Syriac Union, the Syrian Emergency Task Force, United for a Free Syria, and the Association of Free Syrians, mourns the victims of Friday's attacks in Paris. ISIS has taken credit for the coordinated attacks that killed an estimated 127 people. France has long been among the closest allies of the Syrian opposition, and the most vocal European country calling for a no-fly zone to protect civilians in Syria.
Read moreSAC CONDEMNS ISIS TERROR ATTACK IN BEIRUT
Washington, DC - The Syrian American Council, America's largest and oldest grassroots Syrian American organization, unequivocally condemns ISIS' heinous terrorist attack Thursday in a Hezbollah-controlled neighborhood in Beirut, Lebanon. Forty-four people were killed while and over 200 were injured.
SAC CONDEMNS REGIME MARKET MASSACRE
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SAC CONDEMNS REGIME MARKET MASSACRE AND REBEL ABUSE OF CAPTIVES IN DOUMA
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Washington, DC - The Syrian American Council, America's largest and oldest grassroots Syrian American group, condemns the Assad regime's latest attack on a packed open-air market that murdered 65 civilians and wounded over 250 innocents this past Friday. The attack deliberately targeted civilians and included a barrage of airstrikes, mortars and artillery fire on the packed marketplace. It was only the latest regime massacre to take place in the Damascus suburb of Douma, which has suffered from siege, bombardments, and chemical attacks for the past four years.
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CDS and ARCS Condemns Russian Attack on SAMS Hospitals
Washington D.C. The Coalition for a Democratic Syria (CDS) condemns Russia for killing at least 13 people including two medical staff on October 21st when Russian warplanes directly targeted a field hospital in Sarmin, Syria operated by the Syrian American Medical Society (SAMS).
Read moreLetter to President Obama October 2015
President Barack Obama
The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, D.C. 20500
Dear President Barack Obama,
We write to you today to strongly urge the creation of a new, privately-funded refugee category to respond to the current refugee crisis. A bipartisan group in Congress including Ron Johnson, Chairman of the Senate Homeland Security Committee, John Conyers, Ranking Member of Judiciary Subcommittee, and Zoe Lofgren, Ranking Member of the Immigration Subcommittee, have all advocated for such a category similar to existing models implemented in Canada.
CDS Applauds Cancellation of Middle East Policy Council Event Featuring Siwar al Assad
Washington DC - The Coalition for a Democratic Syria (CDS), a coalition representing the Syrian American community, applauds Rep. Gerry Connolly's office for canceling the House of Representatives venue for an event hosted by the Middle East Policy Council. The event featured Siwar al Assad, the cousin of Syrian President Bashar al Assad and the son of ex-Syrian Vice President Rifaat al Assad. The event titled "One Year Later: Assessing the Coalition Campaign Against ISIS" included Assad, a novelist and media executive, to comment on the progress of the anti-ISIS fight. Through pressure from the Syrian-American community, the media, and Congressional offices, the event was forced into an online-only discussion.
Read moreCDS CALLS FOR ATTENDANCE AT PROTEST DEMANDING AN END TO RUSSIAN MILITARY SUPPORT TO THE ASSAD REGIME
Washington, DC- The Coalition for a Democratic Syria (CDS) calls upon members of the Syrian-American Community and its allies to join this Friday, October 2 in a condemnation of Russia's flagrant intervention in the Syrian conflict, upon news that Russia has struck civilian and Opposition targets in Syria with the express goal to bolster the Syrian regime.
Read moreSAC CONDEMNS RUSSIAN STRIKES ON ANTI-ISIS ANTI-ASSAD OPPOSITION GROUPS
Russian jets attack Talbiseh in Homs Province on September 30th 2015
The Syrian American Council, America's largest and oldest grassroots Syrian American organization, strongly condemns the air strikes carried out by Russian warplanes in Syria on Sept. 30. The air strikes came hours after the Russian parliament unanimously approved an authorization for the use of force in Syria. Warplanes were dispatched to carry out air strikes ostensibly to assist the Assad regime against the Islamic State.
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SAC RENEWS DEMAND FOR NO FLY ZONE AFTER DOUMA MASSACRE
The Syrian American Council (SAC), America's largest Syrian-American community organization, today renews its demand for an immediate no-fly zone following the massacre of over 80 Syrian civilians during an Assad regime air strike on the Damascus suburb of Douma. Thirty-five children were among the dead, and an additional 325 people were injured. A marketplace was deliberately targeted during rush hour so as to maximize civilian casualties. Air strikes have continued throughout the night.
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