14 Year Old Girl Freed From ISIS Only One of Her Family to Return HomeNovember 28, 2017 — ICC Note: A 14-year-old girl freed from ISIS captivity is the only one of her family of eleven who has returned home. Her hair has gone completely white, a vivid...
Week of Prayer for Syrian and Iraqi ChristiansNovember 27, 2017 — ICC Note: This week, the US Catholic Church is focusing its attention on persecuted Christians in Iraq and Syria by having a week long observance of prayer and education. Christians...
Iraqi Officials Find Yet Another Mass GraveNovember 24, 2017 — ICC Note: Iraqi officials have found yet another mass grave, this time located in northern Sinjar. The grave contained 73 bodies, including women and children. Because of the grave’s location,...
Basra’s Christians Live in Isolation and Fear Despite Plans to Open New SchoolNovember 23, 2017 — ICC Note: While most of Iraq’s Christians live in the north, there are those who live in Iraq’s most southern region. In Basra, Christians are increasingly moving towards isolation as...
Some Victims Kidnapped by ISIS Hiding in Plain SightNovember 21, 2017 — ICC Note: It is estimated that half of the Yazidis who were kidnapped by ISIS have still not been found. Yet some of them are hiding in plain sight, living...
Bartella Christians Worry About City’s ShiaficationNovember 20, 2017 — ICC Note: Shia forces continue to hold their grip on Bartella, leaving Iraqi Christians from the city wondering whether they will ever be welcome back in their homes. Some consider...
Local Church in Southern Iraq Granted Permission to Build a SchoolNovember 16, 2017 — ICC Note: For the first time since the 1970s, a local church in Southern Iraq has been granted permission to build and operate a Christian primary school, which is scheduled...
The Genocide Against Yazidis by ISIS Remains OngoingNovember 15, 2017 — ICC Note: For many Yazidis, the genocide which ISIS committed against them is still ongoing because so many who were captured by the militants remain missing. The Yazidi people remain...
Deadly Earthquake Strikes Iran and IraqNovember 13, 2017 — ICC Note: A deadly, 7.3 magnitude earthquake shook Iran and Iraq although tremors were felt as far away as the Mediterranean coast. Western Iran sustained most of the damage, but...
Support for Iraq is SpreadingNovember 9, 2017 — ICC Note: Support for rebuilding Iraq is spreading around the world. Australians are now looking to raise $150,000 to rebuild Qaraqosh, one of the oldest Christian cities in Iraq. Qaraqosh...
Iraq needs ‘Marshall Plan’, says Kirkuk archbishopNovember 8, 2017 — ICC Note A top Catholic priest in Iraq believes that his country needs a Marshall Plan in order to rebuild its economy and culture and allow Christians to return. Since...
Christians in Northern Iraq Caught Between Kurdish and Iraqi ForcesNovember 7, 2017 — ICC Note: Christians in Northern Iraq face uncertainty as they look for ways to survive between two competing governments. A recent Kurdish referendum supporting separation from Iraq spurred the central...
Driving ISIS out of Iraq Isn’t Enough, Contend SurvivorsNovember 7, 2017 — ICC Note: Even though IS militants have lost most of their territory in the Middle East, international leaders warn that it is vital to fight violent ideology that justifies killing...
Displaced Iraqi Woman Recalls How Her Family Was Persecuted Even Before ISISNovember 3, 2017 — ICC Note: Iraq’s Christians were persecuted even before ISIS. In one story, a woman named Marlene witnessed her father killed alongside a priest. The man responsible said that he would...
ISIS Continues to Prove it Can Stage Attacks in Liberated TerritoriesOctober 29, 2017 — ICC Note: ISIS continues to demonstrate its ability to stage attacks in areas declared liberated from the militants, showing how it can exploit holes to continue spreading terror throughout the...
Christians Who Fled Telskuf Begin Journey Home, While Others Have Had Enough of DisplacementOctober 27, 2017 — ICC Note: On Tuesday evening, over 800 Chaldean Christian families evacuated their homes in Telskuf, Iraq. They were anticipating clashes between the KRG and central government forces, as both sides...
