Iraqis Repatriated from Syria’s Al-Hol CampJune 15, 2021 — 06/15/2021 Iraq (International Christian Concern) – Ninety-four Iraqi families were recently repatriated to Iraq from Syria’s al-Hol camp. Al-Hol camp is a notorious radical breeding ground with Islamic State supporters, though...
ICC Restores Chicken Farms in IraqJune 14, 2021 — [vc_custom_heading text="" use_theme_fonts="yes"][vc_single_image image="124682" img_size="full" add_caption="yes" alignment="center"] 06/14/2021 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – The Pope visited Iraq for the first time in papal history in March 2021. During his visit, he...
Turkish Airstrikes in Iraq Disproportionately Affect VillagersJune 12, 2021 — 06/12/2021 Iraq (International Christian Concern) – Turkish airstrikes in Iraq are currently at an all-time high since a ceasefire broke down in 2015 with the PKK. Turkey and the PKK, the...
Seven Years After the Capture of MosulJune 10, 2021 — 06/10/2021 Iraq (International Christian Concern) – June 10, 2014, was a heavy day for Iraq when Mosul fell to ISIS after four days of intense clashes with the Iraqi military. For...
Terrorists Arrested in Nineveh GovernorateJune 8, 2021 — 06/08/2021 Iraq (International Christian Concern) – According to the Iraqi Intelligence Service (IIS), 12 terrorists were arrested near the end of May across Nineveh governorate. A statement by the IIS...
USCIRF Condemns Turkish Bombing of Christian Village in IraqJune 3, 2021 — 06/03/2021 Iraq (International Christian Concern) – In the early morning hours of Tuesday, May 25, residents of Miska, a small Christian community in the Kurdistan region of Northern Iraq, were...
Iraq’s Diaspora Christians Ineligible to Vote in Upcoming ElectionsMay 29, 2021 — 05/29/2021 Iraq (International Christian Concern) – Iraq candidates are preparing for the next parliamentary elections in October. By one report, 3,500 candidates have placed their names in the running for 325...
Will Iraq’s Historic Churches Be Restored?May 25, 2021 — 05/25/2021 Iraq (International Christian Concern) – Historic churches in Iraq are battered by the harsh environment and years of conflict. Yet is the continued government negligence that leaves them crumbling, deteriorating,...
ISIS Crimes Against Yazidis Constitute Genocide, UN ReportsMay 21, 2021 — 05/21/2021 Iraq (International Christian Concern) – In a historic moment, a UN investigation team known as UNITAD declared that the Islamic State committed genocide against Yazidis. The announcement comes after years...
Iraq Seeks to Rebuild Christian PilgrimagesMay 15, 2021 — 05/15/2021 Iraq (International Christian Concern) – A pilgrimage organized by the Syrian Catholic Church taking place this May to Ur seeks to encourage the return of Christian pilgrimages to and in...
Turkish Airstrikes Displace Iraqi Christian VillagesMay 10, 2021 — [vc_custom_heading text="" use_theme_fonts="yes"] Airstrikes Coincide with Anniversary of Turkey’s 20th Century Genocide Against Christians 05/10/2021 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that by May...
Kurdistan Region Pledges Protection of Christian RightsMay 10, 2021 — 05/10/2021 Kurdistan Iraq (International Christian Concern) – Kurdistan Region President Nechirvan Barzani met with the Vatican ambassador to Iraq, Ambassador Mitja Leskovar, and announced that the rights of Christians would be...
Turkey Uses Chemical Weapons in IraqMay 8, 2021 — 05/08/2021 Iraq (International Christian Concern) – Turkish forces have reportedly used chemical weapons in northern Iraq three times at the end of April. The strikes came in Kurdistan Iraq in the...
Turkish-Iranian Tensions Rise in IraqApril 26, 2021 — 04/26/2021 Iraq (International Christian Concern) – A Turkish soldier was killed at a remote military base just outside of Mosul by a supposed Iranian-backed militia airstrike in early April. The base...
Report Finds that Most of the World’s Population Live in Countries that Violate Religious FreedomApril 21, 2021 — 04/21/2021 Germany (International Christian Concern) - According to a report by Aid to the Church in Need (ACN), around 5.2 billion (or around 2 thirds of the world’s population) live...
New Committee to Address Christian Property in KRGApril 21, 2021 — 04/21/2021 Iraq (International Christian Concern) – The Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) moved to create an ad hoc committee to address the issue of illegal expropriation of property owned by minority ethnic...
