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At a time when the presence of Iraq’s Christian minority could be significant in helping democracy take hold of the war-torn nation, Iraq’s beleaguered Christians continue to flee their country because of attacks and threats, news agencies and persecution watchdogs say. Since the recent wave of church bombings began last …

Assyrians within and outside of Iraq, eligible to vote in this month?s Iraqi national elections, are grappling with the decision to choose one of the four possible certified election slates representing the ?Assyrian? or ?ChaldoAssyrian? groups. The three major coalitions are numbered as election tickets 139, 148 & 204. In …

Mossul/Kirkuk/Wien – Als gegen die Christen gerichteten Einsch?chterungsversuch, um diese an der Teilnahme an den Wahlen abzuhalten, bezeichnet der chald?ische Erzbischof Louis Sako, telefonisch in seinem Bischofssitz in Kirkuk erreicht, die kurzzeitige Entf?hrung seines Bischofskollegen von Mossul, Basile Georges Casmoussa. Die Verschleppung sei “politisch”, sagte Sako, der noch vor der …

Deadly unrest dogs poll run-up, security forces take brunt of flurry of attacks. By Mujahid Mohammed – MOSUL, Iraq Gunmen kidnapped a Catholic archbishop in Iraq’s main northern city of Mosul Monday in what the Vatican condemned as a “terrorist act” as persistent violence dogged the run-up to landmark January …

Although sneering remarks directed at Christians in their daily lives are decreasing, Christians continue to be disadvantaged. A decreasing number of Christians have truly Christian fist names such as Hannah, Amsih or Mesih. They would rather not attract attention, especially not as conscripts in the army. This is how Dr …

Iraq – Baghdad Plus de 1 500 membres d’un groupe de chr?tiens irakiens ont ?t? envoy?s dans le nord de l’Irak pour prot?ger les chr?tiens de cette r?gion, apr?s la s?rie d’attaques qui a vis? des ?glises ? Bagdad et Mossoul, a annonc? samedi le chef du mouvement. Ces combattants …

Baghdad – AINA Armed men reported to be with the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) and the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) attacked the Church of Mar Youhanna in Bakhdeda, northern Iraq, during Christmas Mass. The armed Kurds opened fire upon the local volunteer guards protecting the church. The armed group …

BAGHDAD – Reuters Saddam Hussein’s former agents are funding a sophisticated alliance with foreign Muslim militants to carry out vicious attacks on polling stations during Iraq’s elections, the deputy prime minister said on Sunday. Barham Salih said intelligence gathered from dozens of Saddam’s former intelligence and army officers and foreign …

? Ramalah- Albawaba During his inauguration ceremony, incoming Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas said that the Palestinians are ready to begin carrying out their obligations as spelled out in the road map and that they will not accept partial diplomatic solutions in the future. In Abbas’ speech, which was delivered before …

BAGHDAD- AFP?With milestone elections barely two weeks away, Iraq‘s interim government unveiled a security plan aimed at stopping anti-US insurgents making good their threat to create a polling day bloodbath.The goverment will declare a holiday for the January 30 vote and impose tight restrictions on movement, including a total ban …