UN Finds More Evidence of Crimes Against Humanity from the Islamic StateDecember 7, 2022 — 12/07/2022 Iraq (International Christian Concern) – A UN investigative team sent out a report recently that provided more evidence of crimes against humanity from the Islamic State in Iraq. These...
Worsening Conditions for Christians in the Middle EastNovember 30, 2022 — 11/30/2022 country (International Christian Concern) – According to a report released by Aid to the Church in Need, many countries that have experienced persecution in the Middle East have worsened...
Turkey Sends Airstrikes to Northern Syria and IraqNovember 21, 2022 — 11/21/2022 Turkey (International Christian Concern) – Turkey conducted military operations starting on Saturday the 19th in northern Syria and Iraq, mainly through airstrikes. This is in response to an explosion in...
Archbishop Warns About the Extinction of Christians in IraqNovember 11, 2022 — 11/11/2022 Iraq (International Christian Concern) – Iraqi Archbishop Bashar Warda of Erbil warned hundreds of religious leaders in Indonesia Bali, while at the G20 Religion forum, of the impending extinction...
Hundreds of Christian IDPs May Lose their Refuge in BaghdadNovember 4, 2022 — 11/04/2022 Iraq (International Christian Concern) – In 2014, the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) invaded Mosul and the cities of the Nineveh Governorate, the most religiously diverse part...
Iraqi Leader of Expropriated Christian Property Committee Leads Parliamentary ResignationJune 25, 2022 — 06/25/2022 Iraq (International Christian Concern) – Iraq’s powerful Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr led a Parliamentary resignation of 73 legislators, leaving the Iran-backed Shiite factions in control of the government to elect...
New Relics Discovered in ISIS Ravaged Church in IraqJune 23, 2022 — 06/23/2022 Iraq (International Christian Concern) – The Islamic State, during its rampage in Iraq, ravaged many Christian historical sites. Among these sites was the Syriac Orthodox Mar Thomas Church in...
God Gave Him BreathJune 16, 2022 — 06/16/2022 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – Bassam and Marina were married as young teenagers and soon had five children. They love each other, but they regret the circumstances surrounding...
Religious Leaders Renew Commitment to Islamic State Victims in IraqMay 25, 2022 — 05/25/2022 Iraq (International Christian Concern) – Religious leaders in Iraq renewed their commitment to supporting victims of the Islamic State and bringing accountability and justice for crimes committed against them....
Turkey Launches Latest Offensive Against PKK in IraqMay 5, 2022 — 05/05/2022 Iraq (International Christian Concern) – As a result of the Turkish offensive and conflict with the PKK, at least eight predominantly Christian villages in the Amedi region of Duhok province...
Islamic State Names New LeaderMarch 15, 2022 — 03/15/2022 Syria (International Christian Concern) – The Islamic State confirmed the death of its previous leader more than a month after the U.S. operation in Syria and announced the terrorist group’s...
Islamic State Names New LeaderMarch 15, 2022 — 03/15/2022 Syria (International Christian Concern) – The Islamic State confirmed the death of its previous leader more than a month after the U.S. operation in Syria and announced the terrorist group’s...
Assyrian Patriarchal See to Return to IraqMarch 5, 2022 — 03/05/2022 Iraq (International Christian Concern) – The patriarchal see of the Assyrian Church of the East has been closed for nearly a decade, but Iraqi Christians celebrated the first stone being...
Assyrian Patriarchal See to Return to IraqMarch 5, 2022 — 03/05/2022 Iraq (International Christian Concern) – The patriarchal see of the Assyrian Church of the East has been closed for nearly a decade, but Iraqi Christians celebrated the first stone being...
Iraqi Committee Returns 120 Expropriated Christian PropertiesFebruary 26, 2022 — 02/26/2022 Iraq (International Christian Concern) – The homes and properties of 120 Christians and Sabeans have been returned to their rightful owners due to the efforts of the Iraqi Shiite leader,...
Mosul Churches Restoration Part of UNESCO Revival CampaignFebruary 22, 2022 — 02/22/2022 Iraq (International Christian Concern) – UNESCO’s restoration plan in Iraq, “Reviving the Spirit of Mosul”, is set to launch phase two next month. The current revival plan includes the...
