Turkish Airstrikes Violate Religious Minorities and IS Combat Efforts

February 12, 2022 — 02/12/2022 Turkey (International Christian Concern) – Turkish bombardment continued in early February, targeting regions in Syria and Iraq that included refugee camps, civilians, and SDF. The airstrikes directed at the Syrian...

Clothed in Strength and Dignity

February 8, 2022 — 02/08/2022 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – Adam and his family have faced one trial after another. Due to kidney problems, Adam had to undergo a kidney transplant in 2010....

Iran-Backed Factions in Iraq Deteriorate Security Situation

February 1, 2022 — 02/01/2022 Iraq (International Christian Concern) – In the crisis-torn country of Iraq, a recent interview with the leader of Asaib Ahl al Haq, an Iraqi-based radical group in support of Iran,...

France and Sweden Join Forces to Prosecute ISIS Members for Crimes Against Yazidis and Christians

January 19, 2022 — 01/19/2022 France (International Christian Concern) - France and Sweden have announced the decision to organize a joint investigation team to hold former members of ISIS accountable for their crimes against...

USCIRF Chair Condemns Turkish Airstrike in Northern Syria During Visit

January 12, 2022 — 01/12/2022 Syria (International Christian Concern) – This week, Nadine Maenza, chair of the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF), condemned a Turkish drone strike targeting civilians in Kobani,...

New Iraq Report Says Returnees Combat Safety and Security Concerns

January 11, 2022 — 01/11/2022 Iraq (International Christian Concern) – A new report by the International Office of Migration (IOM) details the obstacles that Iraqi Christians and returnees face following their displacement by the Islamic...

IS Coalition Ends, Iraqi Christians Still Threatened and Disadvantaged

January 6, 2022 — 01/06/2022 Iraq (International Christian Concern) – Despite Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi’s recent announcement ending the US-led global coalition against the Islamic State, Iraqi Christians remain disadvantaged and threatened. Just days...

Iraq Arrests ISIS Militants in Nineveh

December 21, 2021 — 12/21/2021 Iraq (International Christian Concern) - The Iraqi Security Forces (ISF) arrested four ISIS militants with warrants and videotaped confessions, according to the spokesperson for the Iraqi Commander in Chief....

New Report Confirms Islamic State Present But Weakened in Iraq, Syria

December 6, 2021 — 12/06/2021 Iraq (International Christian Concern) – The newest quarterly Pentagon report on the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria noted that the terrorist group is “entrenched as low-level insurgency”. The Islamic...

Attack on Iraqi Christian Home Sparks Insecurity Fear

December 1, 2021 — 12/01/2021 Iraq (International Christian Concern) – The home of a Christian shopkeeper was attacked with homemade bombs on November 28. The Christian sold alcohol in his store and has been the...

German Court Sentences ISIS Militant to Life in Prison for Involvement in Genocide

December 1, 2021 — 12/01/2021 Germany (International Christian Concern) – Yesterday, a court in Frankfurt, Germany sentenced a member of ISIS to life in jail for his involvement in genocide against the Yazidis in...

Iraqi Christian Villages Emptied by Fear of Turkish Attacks

November 21, 2021 — 11/21/2021 Iraq (International Christian Concern) – Christian and Kurdish villages in northern Iraq continue to fear Turkish bombardment as well as the COVID-19 pandemic. On the evening of November 6, Turkish...

Iraq’s Yazidi Survivor Law Requires More to Serve All Victims

November 10, 2021 — 11/10/2021 Iraq (International Christian Concern) – This year Iraq’s parliament passed the Yazidi Survivors Law to provide reparations to specifically the Yazidi community, but also other minority groups like Christians who...

Assassination Attempt on Iraqi Prime Minister Just Days After Protests

November 9, 2021 — 11/09/2021 Iraq (International Christian Concern) – Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi was subject to an assassination attempt during the early hours of November 7 after three drones with explosives neared his...

Protests Against Iraq Elections Flare While Awaiting Official Results

November 8, 2021 — 11/08/2021 Iraq (International Christian Concern) – While Iraq awaits the independent investigation and official results of the October 10 elections, protestors grew aggravated and clashed with riot police in Baghdad on...

New Erbil Museum To Preserve Threatened Christian Manuscripts

November 6, 2021 — 11/06/2021 Iraq (International Christian Concern) – Christian books and manuscripts saved from possible destruction by the Islamic State in Iraq will be collected and kept in a new museum-study center in...