ISIS Destruction of Nineveh Plains Totals $42 Billion, Says Province GovernorFebruary 14, 2018 — ICC Note: The total cost of rebuilding Iraq after decades of destruction comes to $88.2 billion, with nearly half of that number attributed to rebuilding in the Nineveh Plains. The...
Nuns Report Harassment During Daily Trips to Teach at Mosul UniversityFebruary 2, 2018 — ICC Note: A visit with Iraq’s Dominican Sisters showed just how clearly exhausted they are, having survived the brutality of ISIS’s rule in the Nineveh Plains. Although ISIS is gone,...
For the First Time Since ISIS, Baptism Occurs in St. George’s ChurchJanuary 30, 2018 — ICC Note: For the first time since ISIS forcibly occupied the Nineveh Plains, baptisms were able to take place in the Chaldean church of St. George in Teleskof. ISIS had...
Diary Series Details the Slow Yet Sudden Ascent of ISIS in Mosul, and What That Meant for ChristiansJanuary 29, 2018 — ICC Note: A five volume diary series details with vivid description the daily life of residents who lived in Mosul while the city was under ISIS control, and how the...
Tribal Leaders Sentence Newborn Baby to Death Following Mother’s Release From ISIS CaptivityJanuary 26, 2018 — ICC Note: Iraqi tribal leaders sentenced a newborn baby to death because its teenage mother, who belongs to a religious minority, had become pregnant while in ISIS captivity. The mother...
Rotting Bodies of ISIS Militants Threaten to Pollute Water Source Along Nineveh PlainsJanuary 23, 2018 — ICC Note: Despite the months which have passed since ISIS’s defeat in Mosul, the militants’ corpses have yet to be disposed of. The bodies litter the streets and are buried...
Christian Child Who Fled ISIS Returns Home and Discovers AshesJanuary 22, 2018 — ICC Note: In a small village near Qaraqosh, a young boy named Noeh and his family share how they returned to their home after ISIS left and found only ashes....
Ten Year Old Girl Shares How Displacement from Qaraqosh Changed Her ChildhoodJanuary 19, 2018 — ICC Note: A ten year old Christian girl from Qaraqosh named Helda shares the story of the night her family fled their home when ISIS suddenly overran her town, and...
Danger Follows Search Operations Looking to Rescue Religious Minorities from ISIS CaptivityJanuary 19, 2018 — ICC Note: A man who has dedicated his life to rescuing religious minorities held captive by ISIS shares harrowing details of what it took to organize rescue missions during the...
Iraqi Family Recounts the Dangers of Making a Home in the Nineveh PlainsJanuary 11, 2018 — ICC Note: The Yousifs are an Iraqi family who were forced to flee to Lebanon in 2015 because of persecution. Life has been full of sorrows since their escape, overall...
Education Denied: The Generational Consequences of DisplacementJanuary 4, 2018 — By Claire Evans 01/04/2018 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) - The start of a new year traditionally marks new beginnings, new hopes, new dreams. For Iraq’s Christians, this year marks...
ICC Continues to Help Iraqi Christians Rebuild QaraqoshJanuary 2, 2018 — By Amy Penn 12/29/2017 Washington, D.C. (International Christian Concern) – Like most Christians, Mahir and his family fled their home in Qaraqosh when ISIS invaded on August 6, 2014. They...
Families of Those Missing Because of ISIS Struggle to Find ClosureJanuary 1, 2018 — ICC Note: While Iraq continues to celebrate the defeat of ISIS, thousands of families continue to mourn as family members remain missing. There are not enough forensics experts to investigate...
Beleaguered Christians in Iraq and Syria Plagued by UncertaintyDecember 26, 2017 — ICC Note: Two steps forward, three steps back. Iraq and Syria’s beleaguered Christians have had to endure an unpredictable variety of hardships and persecution. Any improvements to their communities has...
For the First Time, Christmas Returns to MosulDecember 25, 2017 — ICC Note: For the first time in three years, Christmas has returned to Mosul. The city was captured by ISIS in the summer of 2014, and immediately imposed a harsh...
ICC Helps Build a Well for Persecuted Christians in IraqDecember 24, 2017 — By Linda Jones 12/28/2017 Washington, DC (International Christian Concern) - In 2014, ISIS invaded the town of Qaraqosh in Iraq, forcing most Christians to flee the area. The perpetrators were...
