Child Victimized by ISIS Publicly Forgives MilitantsAugust 29, 2018 — ICC Note: A young Christian girl from Qaraqosh has publically forgiven ISIS for their acts of targeted violence against Christians. Even as Iraq approaches the one-year anniversary of the military...
Christians Lack Opportunities to Flourish in IraqAugust 27, 2018 — ICC Note: Cardinal Sako, the Chaldean Patriarch of Baghdad, has published an op-ed examining how Iraq’s Christians are caught between survival and migration. He writes about how Christians are an...
Church Bells Ring Again in MosulAugust 26, 2018 — ICC Note: The first restored church in Mosul, Saint Korkis, has at last opened its doors to resume services. The Christian presence in Mosul, however, remains small. Most refuse to...
Controversy Erupts Over Fate of Iraqi Christian SchoolAugust 24, 2018 — ICC Note: It is reported that a Christian school built nearly a century ago in Baghdad will be razed to build a mall. The municipality says that most Christians have...
ISIS Releases Rare Recording of al-BaghdadiAugust 23, 2018 — ICC Note: Yesterday ISIS released an audio recording of its leader al-Baghdadi, whose last audio message was nearly a year ago. In recent months, there have been conflicting reports on...
Iraq’s Government Begins Formation ProcessAugust 22, 2018 — ICC Note: With Iraq’s May election results finally certified, the government formation process can finally begin and coalitions are already being negotiated. Iraq has not had a functioning government throughout...
Hashd Militia Ordered Out of Liberated CitiesAugust 21, 2018 — ICC Note: It is reported that an official edict has been issued ordering the Hashd al-Shaabi militia out of Nineveh cities liberated from ISIS. The militia’s record of human rights...
Iraq’s Tribes Sign Pact for Peaceful Coexistence in Nineveh Plains AreaAugust 11, 2018 — ICC Note: Tribes located in a sub-district in the Nineveh Plains area have signed an honorary pact for the peaceful coexistence of the tribes. They pledge to allow the state’s...
Christians Refuse to Return to MosulAugust 10, 2018 — ICC Note: While other parts of the Nineveh Plains have seen a return of Christians to their homes, Mosul has seen very few Christians return. They have been heavily targeted...
Pain, Determination, and Resilience in the Nineveh PlainsAugust 8, 2018 — ICC Note: This week marks the 4-year anniversary of when ISIS took control of the Nineveh Plains, forcing thousands of Christians to flee. For decades, Iraq’s Christians have experienced targeted...
Reclaiming the Nineveh Plains: Part 3August 8, 2018 — Finding a New Lease on Life 08/08/2018 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – This week marks the four-year anniversary of when Christians fled their homes in search of refuge from...
Pain of Genocide Defines Nineveh PlainsAugust 7, 2018 — [vc_custom_heading text="" use_theme_fonts="yes"][vc_custom_heading text="By Claire Evans" font_container="tag:h6|text_align:left" use_theme_fonts="yes" css=".vc_custom_1533652158735{margin-bottom: 22px !important;}"][vc_single_image image="99675" img_size="full" add_caption="yes" alignment="center"] 08/07/2018 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – The evil of attempting to annihilate an entire people group because of...
Christian IDPs Rebuild Lives in BaghdadAugust 7, 2018 — ICC Note: Today marks the four-year anniversary of Christians being displaced from the Nineveh Plains. Although most would flee to Kurdistan, some made their way south to Baghdad. Many of...
Deteriorating Evidence Corresponds with Rushed Trials Against ISIS SuspectsAugust 6, 2018 — ICC Note: Human Rights Watch has released a study, using the situation of Yazidis as an example, detailing how evidence of ISIS crimes is being lost even as thousands of...
Anniversary of ISIS’s Assault on SinjarAugust 3, 2018 — ICC Note: Today marks the four-year anniversary of when ISIS militants attacked Sinjar, home to Iraq’s Yazidi population. A few days later, ISIS would sweep across the rest of the...
Reclaiming the Nineveh Plains: Part 2August 1, 2018 — Removing the Traces of ISIS 08/01/2018 International Christian Concern (Washington D.C.) – When Iraq announced the military defeat of ISIS in December 2017, many turned their attention to the rebuilding...
