Tag : Erbil
Civilians in Mosul title : Iraq Hospitals Overwhelmed, Patients Die from Medicine Shortage
summary : As the battle against ISIS continues in the Iraq city of Mosul, hospitals in the area are overwhelmed with the wounded that are being brought in. Most of the civilians in the area, having been discouraged by the government from fleeing to the safety of overcrowded camps, are caught in the intensifying fight to retake Mosul.
date : Dec 22, 2016 10:23 AM EST
Catholic University title : First Catholic University Opens In Iraq Despite Continued ISIS Terror: ' This Will Lay the Foundation of a New History and Promising Future'
summary : Despite the continued persecution of Christians in the Middle East at the hands of Islamic extremists, the Gospel continues to move, as the first Catholic University recently opened in Ankawa, a Christian town north of Erbil, Iraq, on land provided by the Chaldean Church.
date : Dec 14, 2015 01:56 PM EST
Syrian and Iraqi Refugees title : Stranded Iraqi, Syrian Christians Look For Hope Outside Refugee Camps, Wanting to Leave Middle East
summary : Christians from Iraq and Syria have fled to Kurdish-run refugee camps after the terror group known as ISIS overran many of their communities across the Middle East. Now they are trying to look for hope anywhere they can while languishing in the camps.
date : Jul 23, 2015 03:04 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
Syrian Christians Kidnapped by ISIS title : ISIS kidnaps 90 Christians in Syria in Retaliation to Offensive Carried Out By Kurdish Forces, U.S.-Led Coalition
summary : The Islamic terror group known as ISIS carried out its first mass abduction in Syria on Tuesday, kidnapping at 90 Assyrian Christians in two villages from that war-torn country.
date : Feb 24, 2015 05:45 PM EST