ICC Perspectives: Christians are Leaving the Middle East. So Why is Persecution Increasing?

May 24, 2024 — 5/24/2024 Middle East (International Christian Concern) — Every month, International Christian Concern (ICC) sources in the Middle East witness Christians leaving the region. The rates are especially alarming in countries...

Revival in a Tea Shop in Iraq

April 8, 2024 — 04/08/2024 Iraq (International Christian Concern) – Before ISIS invaded Qaraqosh in 2014, Najeeb was the proud owner of a tea shop. He would go to the shop early in the morning...

Restoring a Barbershop After ISIS Destroyed Everything

March 11, 2024 — 03/11/2024 Iraq (International Christian Concern) – Danny and his family used to live in Mosul before 2007. He had a barbershop which he owned with his friend. When the situation began...

Looming Deadline for Camp Closures Worries Iraq’s Religious Minorities

February 12, 2024 — 02/12/2024 Iraq (International Christian Concern) – The specter of impending camp closures in Iraq has heightened concerns among the country's religious minorities, particularly those who were displaced during the ISIS...

Reviving Dreams by Rebuilding Moller’s Restaurant

January 1, 2024 — 01/01/2023 Iraq (International Christian Concern) – Moller’s heart swelled with gratitude as he gazed at the transformed state of his restaurant in Qaraqosh, Iraq. Once a shattered dream amid the...

Deadly Fire at Wedding Hall Devastates Christian town in Northern Iraq

October 3, 2023 — 10/03/2023 Iraq (International Christian Concern) – A devastating fire broke out at a wedding hall in the northern Iraq town of Qaraqosh in the Nineveh Plains region on the night...

Five Sentenced to Life for Murder of American Christian in Baghdad

September 5, 2023 — Stephen Troell on the Martyr's Bridge in Baghdad. Photo: @stephentroell / X 09/05/2023 Iraq (International Christian Concern) – Five individuals—four Iraqi militia members and one Iranian national—were recently sentenced to...

Iraq Conference Highlights the Ongoing Investigation of ISIS’ Genocide Against Christians

September 1, 2023 — 09/01/2023 Iraq (International Christian Concern) – The United Nations Team to Promote Accountability for Crimes Committed by Da'esh/ISIL (UNITAD) held a conference on September 1 in Erbil in the Kurdistan...

Resurrecting Hope in Iraq

August 17, 2023 — 08/17/2023 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – In the war-ravaged city of Qeraqosh, Iraq, where darkness consumes the once vibrant Christian community, Behnam’s story stands as a testament to the spirit...

Rising to Rebuild in the Nineveh Plains

August 1, 2023 — 08/01/2023 Iraq (International Christian Concern) – Nine years have passed since ISIS swept across the Nineveh Plains in North Iraq. Summer 2014 saw the terrorist group capture several cities, including...

The Death and Resurrection of the Church in the Middle East

July 13, 2023 — 07/13/2023 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – The headlines coming from the Middle East in the past few decades have seemed anything but comforting and hopeful: war, terrorism, social upheaval, natural...

Iraq Urges Countries to Repatriate Citizens from Refugee Camp in Former ISIS Territory

June 13, 2023 — 06/13/2023 Iraq (International Christian Concern) —Iraq urged other countries to repatriate their citizens from the al-Hol refugee camp within former ISIS territory in northeastern Syria. During a conference in Baghdad,...

Iraqi Christians Create Syriac TV Channel

June 8, 2023 — 6/8/2023 Iraq (International Christian Concern) —After years of persecution and destruction, the Christian in community in Iraq takes a step forward as they start a new television channel conducted entirely...

China Brokers Deal Restoring Diplomatic Relations Between Iran, Saudi Arabia

March 22, 2023 — United States (International Christian Concern) – China recently brokered a diplomatic agreement to normalize relations between Iran and Saudi Arabia, two historic rivals. The deal marks a significant shift in...

Two Decades of Persecution Leaves Iraqi Christians with an Uncertain Future

March 21, 2023 — 03/21/2023 Iraq (International Christian Concern) – This week marks the 20th anniversary of the launching of the U.S.-led coalition’s invasion of Iraq and the subsequent toppling of Iraqi dictator Saddam...

USCIRF Finds that Iraqi Christians are Still Largely Displaced

January 12, 2023 — 01/12/2023 Iraq (International Christian Concern) – The USCIRF released an annual report for detailing their key findings for religious persecution issues in Iraq. The report notes positive steps, such as...