Civilians Continue to Flee Mosul as ISIS RetreatsMay 11, 2017 — ICC Note Reports suggest that coalition forces are in the last push to free Mosul of ISIS. Fighting has increased as coalition forces gain new ground, causing ISIS to retreat....
Family and Friends Bury Most Recent Coptic Christian Murdered in EgyptMay 10, 2017 — ICC Note The Coptic Christian murdered over the weekend was buried earlier this week. Priests remembered Nabil Saber Ayoub Mansour as a “good deacon and one of the church’s honest...
CNN Captures Horror of Recent Syrian AttackMay 10, 2017 — ICC Note According to witnesses, Syrian government jets released a chemical attack on a village in northern Syria. The results were horrifying. Chemical attacks have been outlawed because of the...
ISIS Executes 3 Males in Northern EgyptMay 9, 2017 — ICC Note A father and his two sons were recently kidnapped by ISIS and their bodies were finally found over the weekend. The decapitated bodies were taken to the hospital...
Egyptian Soldiers Kill 8 Militants Training to Attack ChristiansMay 9, 2017 — ICC Note The Egyptian government reported that security forces killed eight militants who were training to attack government and Christian targets. The government alleges that the militants had been commissioned...
Christians in Morocco Demand Religious FreedomMay 7, 2017 — ICC Note A group of Christians who had kept their faith hidden for up to 20 years are speaking out, demanding religious freedom in order to worship based on their...
Egypt’s ISIS Leader Warns Muslims to Avoid Christian GatheringsMay 6, 2017 — ICC Note ISIS’ Egyptian leader told Muslims to avoid all Christian gatherings in addition to government, military, and police facilities. His warning suggests ISIS’ continued desire to attack Christians and...
Women in Middle East Experience More DiscriminationMay 4, 2017 — ICC Note Across the Middle East, Christians experience pervasive persecution. Whether it is social, physical, or legal, discrimination is an ever-present reality. Women in the Middle East often experience additional...
UNHRC Condemns President al-Sisi for Curbing Human RightsMay 4, 2017 — ICC Note The United Nations’ Human Rights Commission criticized Egypt’s president, al-Sisi, for promoting extremism via his curbing of human rights groups and activists. By cracking down on groups and...
Woman Searches for Daughter Held Captive by ISIS for 3 YearsMay 2, 2017 — ICC Note A woman has been searching for 3 years for her daughter who was kidnapped by ISIS in 2014 when militants attacked Mosul. As people like Christina’s mother fled...
ISIS Establishing a Morality Police in SinaiMay 2, 2017 — ICC Note Recent reports from North Sinai in Egypt suggest that ISIS is altering its tactical strategy. Normally, ISIS attacks soldiers, police, and their informants to establish military control but...
Peace Conference in Egypt Brings Together Muslims and ChristiansMay 1, 2017 — ICC Note As the Pope concluded his visit to Egypt over the weekend, he addressed an international peace conference composed of both Muslims and Christians. Pope Francis and religious leaders...
36 Yazidis Free from ISIS Captivity in IraqMay 1, 2017 — ICC Note The UN has accused ISIS of committing genocide against the Yazidi population in Iraq. ISIS has killed and imprisoned thousands of Yazidis, including women and children. In fact,...
Experience the Destruction of Iraq’s Most Populous Christian CityApril 28, 2017 — ICC Note Although Qeraqosh, once Iraq’s most populous Christian city, has been under the Iraqi forces’ control since October 2016, few Christians have returned to their homes. They have little...
ISIS Militants Disguise Themselves as Coalition Forces to Attack CiviliansApril 28, 2017 — ICC Note In their desperate attempts to hold Mosul, ISIS militants are disguising themselves as Iraqi government forces to launch attacks against soldiers and civilians alike. Reports suggest that at...
Pope Francis’ Visit to Egypt Inspires HopeApril 27, 2017 — ICC Note While Pope Francis’ visit to Egypt is seen by many as largely symbolic, it brings comfort to many Christians that the pope would enter such a dangerous area...
