The Possibility of ISIS 2.0: Part 2

August 2, 2019 — In case you missed it, you can read Part 1 here. 08/02/2019 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – Fire is not the only way in which Christians find themselves at the...

Iraq Establishes Reconstruction Trust Fund

August 2, 2019 — 08/02/2019 Iraq (International Christian Concern) – Iraq and the United Nations signed a memorandum on August 1st which establishes a special Reconstruction and Recovery Trust Fund. This fund is intended...

The Possibility of ISIS 2.0: Part 1

August 1, 2019 — 08/01/2019 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – Miles of bountiful wheat fields spread across Iraq’s Nineveh Plains, promising a fruitful harvest for the religious minorities who dared to return home following...

Iraqi Chaldean Church Distances from “Christian Militias”

July 27, 2019 — 07/27/2019 Iraq (International Christian Concern) – The U.S. announcement of Iraqi Magnitsky sanctions, which included Rayan al-Kildani, has made significant waves within Iraq. Kildani heads the Babylon Brigade, a PMF...

Turkey Retaliates in Iraq at Christians Expense?

July 20, 2019 — 07/20/2019 Turkey (International Christian Concern) – A Turkish diplomat was assassinated Wednesday at a restaurant in the capitol of Iraq’s Kurdistan Region. In retaliation, Turkey on Thursday launched an air...

US Sanctions Iraqis for Human Rights Abuses

July 19, 2019 — 07/19/2019 Iraq (International Christian Concern) – Yesterday, the U.S. Treasury Department announced Global Magnitsky Sanctions against four Iraqis on the basis of perpetuating serious human rights abuses and corruption. These...

UNITAD Reports on ISIS Crimes

July 17, 2019 — 07/17/2019 Iraq (International Christian Concern) – The United Nations Investigative Team to Promote Accountability for Crimes Committed by Da’esh (ISIS or ISIL), also known as UNITAD, has issued a six-month...

ICC Restores Cattle Farm in Iraq

July 16, 2019 —

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07/16/2019 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – Two brown and two black bulls meander aimlessly around a grassy enclosure on the plains of Qeraqosh. Behind them stands...

Only 40 Christians Returned to Mosul

July 10, 2019 — 07/10/2019 Iraq (International Christian Concern) – Mosul’s only priest, Father Imanuel Adel Kloo, has reported that only 40 of the 15,000 Iraqi Christians who used to live in the city...

Iraq Launches “Will of Victory” Operation

July 8, 2019 — 07/08/2019 Iraq (International Christian Concern) – Yesterday, the Iraqi government launched a “Will of Victory” operation which seeks to clear an estimated 1,000 ISIS fighters residing in what is locally...

Iraqi Christians Worried Over Electoral System

July 7, 2019 — 07/07/2019 Iraq (International Christian Concern) – Iraq’s Babylon Brigade is a militia headed by Chaldean Christian Rayan al-Kildani. It is primarily composed of Shabak and Shia Arabs, and falls under...

No Christians Selected for Iraqi Governmental Role

July 3, 2019 — 07/03/2019 Iraq (International Christian Concern) – Iraqi Christian government workers have expressed frustration at the Central Government’s choice to exclude them and Yazadis from permanent general manager positions. The Iraqi...

Nineveh Plains Transitional Justice Report: June

July 1, 2019 —

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07/01/2019 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – Frustration among victims of the Islamic State (ISIS) continues to mount as flames and militia harassment became the defining features...

Ramadan in the Middle East: 2019 Report

June 25, 2019 —

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06/25/2019 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – The Islamic holy month of Ramadan is a tense time in the...

Iraq Schools Celebrate Clean Water

June 20, 2019 —

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06/20/2019 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – “When can I get water?” An elderly man appearing in his mid-seventies...

Mosul Marks 5th Anniversary of ISIS Capture

June 10, 2019 — 06/10/2019 Iraq (International Christian Concern) – The Islamic State captured Mosul, the capitol of Iraq’s Nineveh Governorate, five years ago and used the city to institutionalize a reign of terror...