‘Many years’ before Mosul stable enough for Christians to return

February 1, 2017 — ICC Note: According to a senior research fellow at the International Center for Radicalization Studies there is no such thing as post-IS Mosul. Drastic measures will need to be taken...

Christians ‘excluded’ from Iraq’s reconstruction plans

January 30, 2017 — ICC Note: It is now clear that Christian leaders in Iraq are being left out of the reconstruction dialogue in northern Iraq. This means Christians, who have ancient roots in...

ISIS burns mother and four children alive for fleeing Caliphate

January 29, 2017 — ICC Note: An elderly woman from Kirkuk, Iraq was recently apprehended by ISIS with her four children and then burned alive. The gruesome execution took place in front of a...

Christian Teenager Held Hostage by ISIS for 2 Years Survives to Talk About It

January 27, 2017 — ICC Note: The testimony of a Christian teenage boy who survived two years of ISIS occupation. Ismail and his mother did not escape their town of Bartella, Iraq before ISIS...

Iraqi Christians Reveal Horrors of Living Under ISIS’ Control in Mosul

January 26, 2017 — ICC Note: Many Christians in Mosul escaped when ISIS captured it, scattering to neighboring areas like Erbil. Unfortunately, a few Christians were not able to escape in time. They have...

‘Jihadists Used Our Church As A Shooting Range’: Iraqi Christians Return Home To Devastation

January 25, 2017 — ICC Note: As Iraqi Security Forces continue to liberate parts of Nineveh from ISIS, Christians are looking to return to their abandoned villages. Under militant occupation, churches and Christian homes...

Archbishop of Canterbury intervenes to save Iraqi Christian from deportation

January 24, 2017 — ICC Note: The Archbishop of Canterbury is interceding on behalf of a Syriac Christian man who fled Mosul when it was first invaded by ISIS in 2014. The man now...

Chaldean Archbishop to Iraqi Catholics: Stay Put and Be Strong

January 23, 2017 — ICC Note: After two years of ISIS rule and the mass exodus of Christians from the region, one Chaldean archbishop is encouraging the rest to stay and help rebuild the...

Two Christian women traumatized after years of ISIS rule

January 23, 2017 — ICC Note: The Christian town of Tel Karif, northeast of Mosul, was recently liberated by the Iraqi army and security forces. In the town, two Christian women who have lived...

Is the IS the new normal for the Middle East?

January 21, 2017 — ICC Note: Is the Islamic State a new norm for the Middle East? While many regions in the world have improved in the last few years, the Middle East has...

Iraq Muslim Builds Cross After Original Is Destroyed By ISIS

January 20, 2017 — ICC Note: An Iraqi Muslim built a makeshift cross after seeing the destruction of a church in his home country. Marwan and his actions were meant to bring a voice...

Iraqi Christian: ‘IS made me spit on a Cross and convert to Islam’

January 19, 2017 — ICC Note: An Iraqi Christian woman from Qaraqosh recalls the confrontation when an ISIS militant forced her to spit on a crucifix and deny her faith. This was repeatedly the...

Syria: Christians Are Being Killed for Refusing to Deny Jesus, Staying Behind to Help Victims

January 17, 2017 — ICC Note: More and more testimonies are emerging from war-torn Syria of Christians choosing to stay behind and help their neighbors in the midst of persecution. Time and time again...

Samaritan’s Purse Opens New Hospital 6 Miles Outside ISIS’ War Zone in Mosul

January 14, 2017 — ICC Note: As the battle to liberate Mosul rages on in the Nineveh Plains, Christian aid organization, Samaritan’s Purse, has set up a field hospital only six miles outside the...

At least 100 places of worship destroyed or damaged by jihadists in the Nineveh Plain

January 12, 2017 — ICC Note: According to an official Iraqi/Kurdish spokesperson, ISIS is responsible for the destruction and damage of at least 100 places of worship in the Nineveh Province since June 2014....

Christians rescued from Middle East Muslim terror

January 10, 2017 — ICC Note: Migrants from the Middle East are spread out across the world due to the state of their home nations. However, Christian migrants from the Middle East, who are...