Once home to one of the largest Christian communities in the Middle East, Iraq today is in danger of losing Christianity completely. The Islamic State group forced thousands of Christians to flee after it stormed through the Nineveh Plains in 2014. Some have now returned, following IS’s military defeat. But even with IS gone, in many areas of Iraq daily life is governed by Sharia (Islamic law) and Muslims are forbidden to leave Islam.

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Northern Iraq no longer safe for Christians

Northern Iraq no longer safe for Christians

The Kurdish capital of Erbil is one of a number of cities where bombings have left Christians feeling unsafe.Tom Blackwell / Flickr / Creative Commons   An increase in violence against Christians in northern Iraq has increased the flow of Christians leaving the country. The north, generally considered a relatively […]

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Body of kidnapped Assyrian discovered

The body of Salem Dawood Coca, an Assyrian from Batnaya in northern Iraq, was found on July 8 in the truck he was driving when he was kidnapped on May 27. The Assyrian International News Agency reports the truck was rigged with explosives, prompting speculation Coca was being forced to […]

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Iraq: Christian affairs adviser hurt

The adviser on Christian affairs to the Governor of Nineveh province in northern Iraq, Maajid Ibrahim Hannaa, has been injured in a suicide bombing near Mosul, which also killed three of his bodyguards. Related Articles:ICC Prosecutor visits Nigeria to discuss war crimes and…Niger: US aid worker Jeff Woodke releasedPakistan: Christians […]

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Iraq’s children ‘neglected’

UK charity War Child has called the situation of children in Iraq “one of the world’s most neglected crises”. Related Articles:ICC Prosecutor visits Nigeria to discuss war crimes and…Niger: US aid worker Jeff Woodke releasedPakistan: Christians continue to face blasphemy convictions…Egypt: Father and son stabbed in latest attack on CoptsNiger: […]

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