ISIS Double Bombing of Baghdad Market Kills at Least 73

February 29, 2016 — ICC Note: Nearly 200 civilians have either been killed or hospitalized following twin bombings by ISIS in Baghdad, Iraq. Most Christians and other religious minorities have fled Baghdad finding refuge...

Turkey and it’s Desire for Greater Dominance in the Middle East

February 26, 2016 — ICC NOTE: If the rise of ISIS and the fight for the Middle East couldn't get more difficult, Turkey has become a major player in the game for supremacy in...

Dusty Pews Await Long Forgotten Iraqi Christians

February 24, 2016 — ICC NOTE: The Nineveh plain held one of the largest Christian populations in the Middle East at an estimated 1.5 million in 2003. That number has dwindled to 200,000 after the second Gulf...

UPDATE: Radioactive Materials Found in Iraq

February 22, 2016 — ICC Note: The fear that ISIS had obtained a briefcase-sized amount of radioactive materials were put to rest when Iraqi officials received a tip that the package had been found,...

Stolen Radioactive Material Poses Serious Risks in Iraq

February 18, 2016 — ICC Note: Last year, radioactive material was stolen in Iraq. Although authorities confirmed the theft, no reports indicate that ISIS has been able to acquire the material. Radioactive material can be...

Under Kerry’s State Department, The U.S. Can No Longer Be Considered the Defender of Global Religious Freedom & Expression

February 17, 2016 — ICC Note: John Kerry's State Department has been asked to submit a decision on designating the atrocities against Christians and other religious minorities as "genocide" by mid-March. While a slew...

EXCLUSIVE: ISIS Using Chemical Weapons

February 16, 2016 — ICC Note: Sample testing has shown that ISIS militants in Iraq used chemical weapons--namely mustard gas--in its clashes with Kurdish forces. This finding results in many horrific implications and unanswered...

Congress Considers Iraq Safe Zone: “Christians and Yazidis Have No Place to Go”

February 11, 2016 — ICC Note: As Congress discusses the possibility of an autonomous "safe zone" for Christians and Yazidis in Iraq, human rights leaders are concerned that there is not a single Christian...

EU is Unanimous: “What ISIS is Doing is Genocide”

February 9, 2016 — ICC Note: When a governing body labels violence as “genocide,” this actually creates an international legal obligation for Member States of the United Nations to defend and protect the victims. This...

Iranian-Backed Militias Displace Iraqi Christians From Their Homes

February 9, 2016 — ICC Note: Iranian militias, who claim to be fighting ISIS in Iraq and Syria, are instead, targeting Iraqi Christians and forcibly removing them from their homes. Iraqi Christians have experienced...

A Self-governed Kurdish Region would Kill Christianity in Syria According to Assyrian Expert

February 5, 2016 — ICC NOTE: According to a the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) a U.S. envoy met with Kurdish leaders in northern Syria and said they have a "right" to an...

European Parliament Votes to Recognize ISIS Atrocities as Genocide

February 4, 2016 — ICC NOTE: The European Parliament unanimously passed a resolution on Thursday recognizing the atrocities carried out by ISIS towards religious minorities as a genocide. This is the first instance of the...

Christian Persecution at Record Levels

January 24, 2016 — ICC Note: The latest research on Christian persecution has shown that 2015 was one of the worst years in modern history. The persecution stretches from West to East, driven by...

ISIS Blows Up Homes and Churches to Punish Christians and Dissenters

January 22, 2016 — ICC Note: In addition to slavery, murder, and forced displacement, ISIS punishes Christians in Iraq by leveling their homes, villages, schools, and residential communities. The United Nations has stated that...

Historic Christian Monastery Demolished by ISIS

January 21, 2016 — 01/21/2016 Washington, D.C. (International Christian Concern) -The Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIS) completely destroyed the St. Elijah Monastery-a 1400 year old Christian Monastery in Iraq. The Associated...

Christians Among Those Held as Slaves by ISIS

January 19, 2016 — ICC Note: The United Nations released a Joint Report providing details of ISIS’s 3,500 slaves being held under tortuous conditions. Among the slaves are Christians from Northern Iraq, and many...