Iraq, KRG Announce Deal Over Sinjar

October 11, 2020 — 10/11/2020 Iraq (International Christian Concern) – On Friday, the Iraq Central Government (ICG) and Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) reached a deal that would normalize the governance and security of the...

KRG Investigates Expropriation of Christian Land

October 8, 2020 — 10/08/2020 Iraq (International Christian Concern) – The Kurdish Regional Governorate (KRG) located in Iraq’s autonomous region has decided to create an ad hoc commission examining the illegal expropriation of Christian...

Bartella Rockets Target Erbil

October 1, 2020 — 10/01/2020 Iraq (International Christian Concern) – On Wednesday evening, six rockets were launched at the border of Bartella (Nineveh Province) towards Erbil International Airport. The targets were not hit and...

Nineveh Plains Transitional Justice Report: September

September 30, 2020 —

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09/30/2020 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – There have been some notable positive developments in the...

Turkey Turns Attention Towards Mosul

September 23, 2020 — 09/23/2020 Iraq (International Christian Concern) – Earlier this month, Turkish state media published an article series arguing that Turkey is the international ally needed by Iraq’s city of Mosul. The...

ICC Helps Displaced Farmers Rebuild in Iraq

September 20, 2020 —

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09/21/2020 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – After ISIS attacked Qeraqosh in 2014, thousands of Christians were forced to flee. During their displacement, Christian refugees...

Dozens of Iraqi Christian Villages Emptied

September 16, 2020 — 09/16/2020 Iraq (International Christian Concern) – It is estimated that at least 25 Christian villages in northern Iraq have emptied, according to an interview with Father Samir of the Amadiya...

Iraq Removes Sectarian Labels for Government Employees

September 11, 2020 — 09/11/2020 Iraq (International Christian Concern) – Iraq’s Prime Minister has ordered that all sectarian labels for government employees are removed. This directive comes after the government received criticism for publishing...

Iraqi Christian Village Empty after Turkish Airstrikes

September 6, 2020 — 09/06/2020 Iraq (International Christian Concern) – A report by Rudaw shared that the Christian village of Sheranish is left abandoned because of Turkish airstrikes in the area over the past...

Nineveh Plains Transitional Justice Report: August

August 31, 2020 —

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08/31/2020 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – August marks the six-year anniversary since the Islamic State...

Spike of Activist Assassinations in Iraq

August 23, 2020 — 08/23/2020 Iraq (International Christian Concern) – Within the space of one week, two activists in Iraq were assassinated and three more barely escaped murder. Each of these events occurred in...

Iraq’s Prime Minister Visits Washington

August 20, 2020 — 08/20/2020 Iraq (International Christian Concern) – Today Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi is expected to join US President Trump at the White House. It is anticipated that the conversation will...

Wheelchair Gives Security to Iraqi MBB

August 19, 2020 —

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08/19/2020 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – Since he was nine years old, Amar has lived...

ICC Rebuilds Homes in Iraq Affected by Bombings

August 16, 2020 —

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08/17/2020 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – Iraq’s Nahla region has experienced a recent uptick in Turkish bombings. Sadly, many Christians have been caught in...

Leaving the Tribe

August 14, 2020 —

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08/14/2020 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – Bassam and Marina were married as young teenagers and soon...

Iraqi PM Calls for Return of Christians

August 13, 2020 — 08/13/2020 Iraq (International Christian Concern) – Over the weekend, Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi called for the return of Iraqi Christians to their home. With ISIS declared militarily defeated, Al-Kadhimi...