Iraqi Christians Fighting ISIS on Their KneesNovember 16, 2016 — ICC Note: As the fight for Mosul continues, Kurdish and Iraqi forces are recovering more and more refugees fleeing the fighting. Reports show that more than 700,000 civilians are trapped...
ISIS Caliphate Cubs as Young as 10 Killing Civilians in MosulNovember 15, 2016 — ICC Note: The Islamic State in Iraq has published a video showing they are still a force to be reckoned with. Videos of children carrying out executions in Mosul, reports...
Gasps, tears as group of Iraqi Christians return to ISIS-destroyed parishNovember 14, 2016 — ICC Note: The church bell of Keramlis, Iraq rang out for the first time in over to years to announce its first prayer service since liberation. Emotions ran high as...
6 steps to being a ‘refugee’ in your own countryNovember 12, 2016 — ICC Note: World Watch Monitor has outlined the six steps of becoming an internally displaced person. Most of the fleeing Christian families in ISIS territories settled in parts of Iraq...
ISIS Taking Newborn Babies, Virgin Girls; on Rampage to Annihilate ChristiansNovember 11, 2016 — ICC Note: A french priest and professor at Georgetown University, Father Patrick Desbois, has explained the systematic strategy of ISIS against Christians, Yazidis and other minorities in Iraq. While we...
The Iraqi Christians who are struggling to survive amid wreckage left by IsisNovember 8, 2016 — ICC Note: The Syriac Catholic Bishop of Baghdad Yusuf Abba taught cooperation and goodwill for all at the first service celebrated in Qaraqosh in over two years. While Christians hope...
28 hours: Leading the Mosul attack, under fire, then trappedNovember 7, 2016 — ICC Note: An incredible first hand account of the operation to liberate Mosul from ISIS. CNN correspondent, Arwa Damon, recalls the 28 hours she and a team of Iraqi security...
Iraqi Christians Worship Amid Charred Church Ruins for First Time Since LiberationNovember 5, 2016 — ICC Note: The Church of the Immaculate Conception in Qaraqosh, Iraq was full of Christians to celebrate mass after more than two years of occupation by the Islamic State. The...
ISIS pamphlets detail shocking teachings on treatment of sex slavesNovember 4, 2016 — ICC Note: Pamphlets found in liberated villages in Northern Iraq detail outlines on how ISIS militants are to treat female sex slaves. The colorful handbooks apparently exist to help jihadists...
A Miracle Amidst the Struggle to Liberate MosulNovember 3, 2016 — By Sandra Elliot 11/03/2016 Washington, D.C. (International Christian Concern) - October 16 marked the beginning of what could easily be considered one of the most anticipated military operations in recent...
ISIS Hiding Bombs in Teddy Bears to Kill Children Returning Home to MosulNovember 3, 2016 — ICC Note: According to Peshmerga forces, ISIS is hiding bombs in children’s toys in liberated cities. The new draconian tactic is aimed at civilians returning to their homes. Coalition forces are seeing more and...
Post-ISIS, Middle East Christians fear other caliphates to comeOctober 31, 2016 — ICC Note: What will happen when ISIS is defeated in Iraq? Many Iraqi Christians fear the worse. While the plains of Nineveh are historically Christian homelands, the leaders of Iraq...
ISIS’ New Propaganda Video Shows Killings of Christians, Crucifixions, Cubs of the Caliphate Executing CaptivesOctober 31, 2016 — ICC Note: As the Islamic State is engaged in a losing battle against the coalition forces in Iraq, it has released a new graphic video propagating their enduring caliphate and...
Mosul Today: UN says IS using thousands as human shieldsOctober 29, 2016 — ICC Note: As the operation to liberate mosul is in its second week, ground forces are seeing the terrorizing battle tactics of the militants. The UN is reporting that ISIS...
Christians Martyred by ISIS: 1,131October 28, 2016 — ICC Note: A report submitted by Knights of Columbus and In Defense of Christians outlines the specifics of the Islamic State genocide against Christians and other minorities in Iraq and...
Displaced Iraqi Christians Fearful of Returning Home Even After ISIS Is Defeated, Says Christian Aid WorkerOctober 26, 2016 — ICC Note: It has been over two years since Christians fled Mosul and surrounding regions due to the invasion of the Islamic State. Now with the coalition offensive working to...