Tag : Iraqi Christians
Christian Refugees title : Christian Refugees Fleeing Middle East Face Continued Persecution From Muslims In Europe, Says Charity Groups
summary : A charity has reported that Christian refugees running away from the violence in the Middle East are getting targeted by Muslims once they arrive in European countries. According to the organization, many of those who are persecuting Christians are Muslim refugees who came from Iraq.
date : Feb 22, 2016 11:21 AM EST
Nineveh Plain Forces title : Christian Military Forces in Iraq Join Kurds in Fight Against ISIS
summary : A newly formed military unit, composed of Iraqi Christians, has forged an alliance with Iraq's own forces in its on-going battle against the terrorist group ISIS. The Christian military group, known as the Nineveh Plain Forces or NPF, are currently operating in the city of Mosul in northern Iraq.
date : Feb 12, 2016 01:33 PM EST
Myriam title : 10 Y/O Iraqi Christian Girl Displaced By ISIS Says Love for Christ Enables Her to Forgive Terrorist Group
summary : A young Iraqi Christian girl, whose family has been living in a refugee camp after fleeing persecution by the Islamic State terrorist group, has said that God's grace enables her to forgive her tormentors and provides her with the hope that there will be a brighter future.
date : Dec 16, 2015 12:31 PM EST
Iraqi Christians title : For Reasons Unknown, 20 Iraqi Christian Refugees Detained in Southern California: ‘Almost Free, But Not Quite Free’
summary : A group of 20 Iraqi Christians have been held in a southern California detention facility run by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE, for over four months. They are part of the Chaldean Christian community and want to claim asylum from the terror group known as ISIS.
date : Jul 09, 2015 12:20 AM EDT
Iraqi Christian Volunteers Who are Fighting against ISIS title : Despite Threats from ISIS, Iraq’s Christians Find Ways To Survive and Think About Their Future
summary : Christians in Iraq have been the target of persecution by the terror group known as ISIS. However, they are trying to consolidate themselves and figure out their future in the Middle East.
date : Jul 01, 2015 11:34 PM EDT
Iraq Christian Children in Arbil title : Baghdad Official: 70 Percent of Christian Homes Seized During Iraq War
summary : An Iraqi official in Baghdad claimed in a recent TV interview that 70 percent of Christian homes were seized during the American-led Iraq war of 2003 that toppled the regime of Saddam Hussein.
date : Jun 11, 2015 01:59 AM EDT
Matthew VanDyke Raising Christian Army to Fight ISIS title : American Matthew VanDyke Wants to Fight ISIS with Christian Army, But Legal Questions Remain
summary : American Christian Matthew VanDyke wants to build an army composed of Christians in Iraq that could take on the terror group known as ISIS. However, questions remained on the legal status of his Middle East efforts back in the United States.
date : May 29, 2015 01:00 PM EDT
Chaldean Monastery in alQosh title : Despite Previous Threats from ISIS, Iraqi Christian Village Carries on with Normal Life
summary : The terror group known as ISIS has carried out its brutality against communities in Iraq and Syria dominated by Christians and other minority groups. However, one village in northern Iraq has defied the odds and continues to thrive despite the ongoing threats to its way of life.
date : Apr 23, 2015 02:22 PM EDT
Iraqi Refugees Displaced by ISIS title : CBS News Highlights Christian Persecution Is Iraq by ISIS on ’60 Minutes’
summary : The plight of Christians in Iraq was the top headline story of iconic American journalism magazine “60 Minutes.” The news segment aired Sunday night on CBS.
date : Mar 23, 2015 05:46 PM EDT
Iraqi Christians Flee Mosul After ISIS threats title : Archbishop of Irbil Says That Iraq’s Christians, Barring Military Intervention, ‘Do Not Have Much Time Left’
summary : The Archbishop of Irbil went to London on Tuesday to plead with British lawmakers and clergy to implement “military action” to save Christians and other minority groups in Iraq.
date : Feb 11, 2015 05:20 PM EST