Christians Prepare for their first Christmas back in QaraqoshDecember 24, 2017 — ICC Note: Most Christians fled their homes after ISIS took over their towns in Iraq. After the extremist were defeated and kicked out, many Christians decided to return to the...
Persecution of Christians in Basra Increases in Complexity and MagnitudeDecember 22, 2017 — ICC Note: An archbishop from Basra, Iraq warns that Christians in his community continue to feel pessimistic about the future despite the government’s announcement that forces have defeated the Islamic...
Narration of Christians who survived ISIS in IraqDecember 20, 2017 — ICC Note: Islamic radicals are committed to destroying Christianity and expanding their jihad throughout the world. They brutally persecute Christians and call them infidels because they are a threat to...
Christians fear Shiafication in IraqDecember 19, 2017 — ICC Note: The rise of the Islamic State has made is impossible for Christians to practice their religion, share the gospel, or even survive the threats. Thousands of Christians have...
Christians almost extinct in Iraq, but still celebrating ChristmasDecember 18, 2017 — ICC Note: The majority of Christians in Iraq have left the country as a result of persecution under the Islamic State. Even those coming from a Muslim background are persecuted...
Priest Continues to Advocate for Christians in IraqDecember 15, 2017 — ICC Note: Thousands of Christians have fled their countries in the Middle East because they are now controlled by Islamic extremists like IS. Unfortunately, the persecution of Christians continues to...
KRG Says It Will Not Call Christians MinoritiesDecember 14, 2017 — ICC Note: The KRG will not call Christians and other ethnic minorities living in Kurdistan minorities, saying that they are an integral part of the region. This was said by...
Petition Calls for Faith Leaders to be Involved in Iraq’s Post-ISIS ReconstructionDecember 13, 2017 — ICC Note: A group of 800,000 people have presented a petition to the United Nations which calls for the United Nations to protect Christians in Iraq and Syria. The petition...
Iraq Celebrates ISIS defeatDecember 11, 2017 — ICC Note: The crisis that ISIS has brought into Iraq and Syria has disturbed the peace of many innocents. Christians and many others have been displaced from their homes and...
ISIS Withdrawing in Great Numbers from Iraq, Syria; Heading To EgyptDecember 7, 2017 — ICC Note: A number of local news sources in the Middle East are reporting that a significant number of ISIS militants are crossing from Iraq through Syria in an attempt...
Thousands of Women Continue to be Held as Sex Slaves by ISISDecember 6, 2017 — ICC Note: Despite its many battlefield losses, ISIS continues to hold thousands of women as sex slaves. Most of these women belong to a religious minority group, such as Yazidis...
Iraq Authorities Must Do More to Protect the Rights of Religious MinoritiesDecember 6, 2017 — ICC Note: The repercussions of ISIS’s occupation in Iraq’s Nineveh Plains was the topic of a UN panel that met recently and featured church leaders from Iraq. Panelists emphasized the...
Aid Unable to Reliably Reach Displaced Persons in KurdistanDecember 5, 2017 — ICC Note: The UN has said that the closure of airports in Erbil and Sulaimani has created a number of difficulties in delivering aid to displaced persons in the Kurdistan...
First Interfaith School in Iraq Will Face a Number of Challenges, Says Church LeadersDecember 2, 2017 — ICC Note: The first interfaith school to open in Iraq since the 1970s will face a number of challenges, according to Basra church officials. For example, any accusation of carrying...
340 Bodies Found in Mass Grave Near MosulDecember 1, 2017 — ICC Note: Yet another mass grave containing the remains of 340 individuals executed by ISIS has been found in Iraq. The grave was discovered just outside of Mosul, and it...
First Known Survivor Captured by ISIS in Qaraqosh Speaks Out About OrdealNovember 30, 2017 — ICC Note: While many Christians managed to escape when ISIS invaded Qaraqosh in 2014, others disappeared without a trace. Earlier this fall, the first known survivor has been found in...
