OPEN DOORS PERSECUTION REPORT - SEPT. 2014Thousands of Iraqi Christians Flee for Their Lives
For the first time in more than 1,600 years, church bells did not ring in the city of Mosul, in northern Iraq. This city, along with several other historically Christian cities, has been taken over by ISIS, a Muslim extremist group set on eradicating Christianity from Syria, and now Iraq..
Thousands of Christians have had to flee for their lives as these extremists have infiltrated their towns. Many have only the clothes on their backs and have been left with absolutely nothing. "There were lots of families walking," shared one Christian. "It was crowded in the streets in the middle of the night."... | |
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Christian Child Tells of Surviving ISIS PersecutionStaring down at the hand-drawn Orthodox cross on his arm, 10-year-old Aws explains why he doesn't want to go home. Aws was born into a Christian family living in northern Iraq... | Visiting An Iraqi Refugee CampOn behalf of Open Doors, Lydia* is on the ground reporting about the situation in Iraq. She is in the country to touch base with local partners of Open Doors, but also to connect... |
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