Crucifix Restored atop Christian Church in Iraq after Area Re-taken from ISIS

Kurdish fighters and locals gather in Bashiqa, Iraq to restore a crucifix to a Christian church in an area retaken from Islamic State.

Priest Saves Ancient Christian Manuscripts from IS Flames

EXPRESS: A COURAGEOUS priest has saved hundreds of ancient Christian manuscripts from falling into the hands of Islamic State fighters in Iraq.

Father Nageeb Michaeel had the 750 priceless texts, dating back more than 700 years, boxed up and packed off to a secret location on the back of two pick-up trucks.

The 1,300 fragile documents were spirited away from Mar Behnam Syriac Catholic monastery in Qaraqosh.

The same night, and helped by his small team of Dominican priests, he then led an exodus of 30,000 refugees from the ancient Christian town in northern Iraq hours before it was overrun by Muslim fundamentalists.

The Sunni extremists are wiping out entire towns and villages and destroying religious artefacts in their haste to create an Islamic caliphate in the Middle East. » | Stuardt Winter | Saturday, November 08, 2014

Iraq's Battle to Save Its Christian Souls: 'Christians Are Finished Here'

Ten years after the fall of Saddam Hussein, Christians have dwindled from more than a million to as little as 200,000. Colin Freeman reports on attempts to stem the exodus from Iraq's churches

Read the Sunday Telegraph article here and comment. | Colin Greeman, Baghdad | Sunday, December 15, 2013
My comment:

The first disgrace is that the MSM have taken so long to bring this to the attention of the people in the West. The second disgrace is that the Christian West – yes, the Christian West – has done/is doing very little about the plight of the Christians in the ME.

We continue to give the 'Religion of Peace' a pass when in actual fact we shouldn't. We should be challenging the aggressive Muslims at every level and at every stage. – © Mark

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Iraqi Christian Leaders Trying to Restore Hope
Many of those who fled Iraq over the past decade are Christians. Now, the new leader of Iraq's largest Christian group is trying to stem the tide.

Iraqi Christians Fear Being Wiped Out
Iraqi Christians have been repeatedly targeted by militants in the 10 years since Saddam Hussein's overthrow and decimated by emigration that threatens to wipe the ancient community out. Duration: