Showing posts with label Iraqi Christians. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Iraqi Christians. Show all posts

Sunday, February 08, 2015


Iraqi Christians Form Militia: 'I Want to Defend Our Own Lands' from Islamic State



Hundreds of Iraqi Christians are picking up arms and forming a new Christian militia, training to reclaim their homes from Islamic State militants. New recruits are gathering at a former U.S. military facility in the hills of northeast Iraq seeking to create a force that will be able to protect their towns and villages safe even…

Tuesday, July 01, 2014

'No Place to Hide': Iraq's Christians Face ISIS Slaughter as Country Disintegrates


The ISIS attack on Iraq has opened up the already wide divisions in its society. There is religious strife between Sunnis and Shias, along with the separatist sentiments among Kurds in the north. And then there are other minorities like Christians and Turkmen, who are in a dire position as Lucy Kafanov reports.