Pope Francis’ Historic Visit Prompts Hope for a Healing Community

March 5, 2021 —

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IDP Camp Remains Open Over Returning Fear

February 14, 2021 — 02/14/2021 Iraq (International Christian Concern) – The last remaining IDP camp in Nineveh will not close, despite earlier confirmed reports that the camp known as Jadah 5 would be closed...

ISIS Still Leaves a Lasting Impact on Minority Communities

February 9, 2021 — 02/09/2021 Iraq (International Christian Concern) – An Iraqi parliament bill seeking to offer reparations to female survivors from the ISIS genocide failed to meet quorum for voting again. The bill, titled...

ISIS Continues to Grow in Africa

December 25, 2020 — 12/25/2020 Africa (International Christian Concern) – After the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria(ISIS) lost control of their caliphate in late 2017, many people hoped that the group would no...

Jihadist Group in Mozambique Announce Goal of Caliphate

April 14, 2020 — 04/14/2020 Mozambique (International Christian Concern) – A jihadist group in Northern Mozambique has declared that they “want a government from Allah”, according to videos released by the group. In the...

ISIS Furthers Reach in Africa

February 27, 2020 — 02/27/2020 Africa (International Christian Concern) – The Islamic State group that was started in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) was defeated in March 2019. The last of their territory in the...

Syrian Churches Bear the Marks of War

September 5, 2019 — 09/05/2019 Syria (International Christian Concern) – A recent report from the Syrian Network for Human Rights states the number of damaged churches across Syria since 2011 could be as high...

ISIS Claims Car Bomb Detonated Outside Church in Northeast Syria

July 14, 2019 — 07/14/2019 Syria (International Christian Concern) – A car bomb was detonated outside the Virgin Mary Church in Qamishli, a city in Northeast Syria, injuring eleven. ISIS has claimed responsibility for...

Malaysian Police Chief Warns of Possible Suicide Attacks

June 25, 2019 — 06/25/2019 Malaysia (International Christian Concern) – As ISIS fighters lose their ground and return home, a top Malaysian police officer warns of possible suicide attacks, saying those coming from Syria...

Groups in West Africa Sahel Region Affirm Allegiance to ISIS

June 20, 2019 — 06/20/2019 West Africa (International Christian Concern) – Terrorist groups in the Sahel region of Africa have reaffirmed their commitment to ISIS in a video released on Saturday. This comes despite...

Attack in Burkina Faso Kills Pastor and Five Church Members

May 1, 2019 — 05/01/2019 Burkina Faso (International Christian Concern) – A pastor and 5 of his church members were killed on Sunday in Burkina Faso as they were leaving their church. A group...

Bodies of 34 Ethiopian Christian ISIS Victims Found in Libya

January 18, 2019 — 01/18/2019 Ethiopia (International Christian Concern) – The bodies of 34 Ethiopian Christians killed by ISIS militants in 2015 have been discovered in a mass grave in Sirte, Libya. Authorities located...

U.S. Pledges $300 Million in Aid to Rebuild Iraqi Christian Communities

October 18, 2018 — 10/18/2018 Iraq (International Christian Concern) - A pledge made by Vice President Pence and the Trump administration a year ago to support Christians and other minority groups forced out of...

Middle Eastern Christians Share Gospel in Post-ISIS Communities

October 16, 2018 — 10/16/2018 Middle East (International Christian Concern) – Christians in the Middle East continue to share their faith despite the great dangers they face. Although ISIS has been defeated, the extremist...

Kindergarten Class Brings New Hope to Iraq’s Christians after ISIS

October 10, 2018 — 10/10/2018 Iraq (International Christian Concern) – Seventeen months after Qaraqosh's residents began heading home following ISIS’s invasion of their town in 2014, residents are beginning to see the signs of...

Boko Haram Fighters Kill Leader and Change Tactics

September 14, 2018 — 09/14/2018 Nigeria (International Christian Concern) – Boko Haram is still one of the top three terrorist organizations in the world, despite major losses in personnel, controlled area and total influence....