Syrian war

Seven years later, still no trace of Jesuit priest kidnapped in Syria

By Claire Giangravé — July 29, 2020
VATICAN CITY (RNS) — Seven years after the disappearance of an Italian Jesuit priest in Syria, family members and Vatican officials address his legacy and demand the truth about what happened to the thousands who vanished in the war-torn Middle Eastern country.

ISIS driven out of ‘doomsday’ village where it prophesied end times battle

By Jerome Socolovsky — October 17, 2016
BEIRUT, Lebanon (Reuters) - Syrian rebels said they captured the village of Dabiq from Islamic State on Sunday, forcing the jihadist group from a stronghold where it had promised to fight a final, apocalyptic battle with the West.
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