
As Iraq war winds down Christian community finds itself devastated
Catholic News
BAGHDAD, Iraq, Dec 20, 2011--As the United States finishes pulling its final troops out of Iraq, analysts say that the tragic results of the war, predicted by Pope John Paul II, are being sharply felt by Christians in the country.
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Iraq Christians Fear More Violence After Church Attacks Killings
Minority Christians in Iraq feared more violence Saturday, June 29, after several Assyrian Christian shops and one church were attacked, killing two people and injuring a dozen others, church representatives said.
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Homes Of Christians Fleeing Iraq Seized By Gangs
Gangs in Baghdad are seizing homes left vacant by Christian families who have been forced to flee from sectarian violence, according to Barnabas Aid.
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Iraqi bishop urges world to act after Mosul's Christians forced to flee:
A senior Iraqi bishop urged the world to act on Sunday after Islamic hardliners drove Mosul's Christians from the northern Iraqi city, effectively ending a presence there dating back to Christianity's earliest years. Ref. Source 5
Iraq Christians flee with little more than clothes:
Iraqi Christians who fled the northern city of Mosul rather than convert to Islam by a deadline imposed by extremist militants said they had to leave most of their belongings behind and gunmen stole much of what they did manage to take along. Ref. Source 4