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(ADO-World.org – Iraq) On Thursday, January 6, 2011, the Iraqi National Security Forces, in cooperation with the Second Military Unit, was able to dismantle five explosive devices and two belts with explosives placed in front of the Mar Gewargis Ancient Assyrian Church of the East in the Al-Dawasa neighborhood of …

(ADO-World.org) A Christian woman who survived an attack on a Baghdad church in October was shot dead in her bed early today by gunmen who made off with money and some of her possessions. Rafah Butros Toma was most likely killed because of her religion, Agence France-Presse reported. The gunmen …

(ADO-World.org) Mardin governor said that restoration of two monasteries and four churches in the city had been concluded within the scope of urban transformation project. Hasan Duruer, governor of southeastern province of Mardin, said on Tuesday that restoration of two monasteries and four churches in the city had been concluded …

(ADO-World.org) ISTANBUL Rare examples of 4,000-year-old artifacts from the ancient Assyrian kingdom are on display in Istanbul’s Hagia Irene Museum, which is hosting a long-term exhibition for the first time since 1983. The exhibition features pieces unearthed during excavations in the village of Kültepe, the oldest known international trade center …

(ADO-World.org) By BUSHRA JUHI and BARBARA SURK BAGHDAD — The latest bloody attack on Iraq’s Christians was brutal in its simplicity. Militants left a bomb on the doorstep of the home of an elderly Christian couple and rang the doorbell. When Fawzi Rahim, 76, and his 78-year-old wife Janet Mekha …

(ADO-World.org) Fear of being killed or attacked is leaving Iraqi Christians stranded in their own homes. By Maria Mackay Despite the distractions of the festive season and cutbacks on the horizon, the Barnabas Fund is asking Christians to remember the plight of their brothers and sisters in Iraq in prayer …

(ADO-World.org) The United States and the European Union on Friday, the New Year’s eve condemned the latest violence against Christians and asked Baghdad to increase efforts to give better coverage to Christians. The United States on Friday, the New Year’s eve condemned the latest violence against Christians and asked Baghdad …

David Batty and agencies The Guardian, Friday 31 December 2010    Grenade attacks and roadside bombing follow al-Qaida threats against families celebrating Christmas in Iraq.   Two people were killed yesterday and at least eight injured in a series of bomb attacks on Christian homes in Baghdad. The grenade and bomb …

By Aaron C. Davis  Washington Post Foreign Service  Thursday, December 30, 2010; 7:35 PM   BAGHDAD – A series of at least six coordinated bombings in and around Baghdad on Thursday night appeared to target homes of Christians, police said. Three people were killed, including two Christians, and at least a …

By JOHN LELAND and OMAR AL-JAWOSHY Published: December 30, 2010    BAGHDAD — One week after an Islamic extremist group vowed to kill Christians in Iraq, a cluster of 10 bomb attacks rattled Baghdad on Thursday night and sent additional tremors of fear through the country’s already shaken Christian minority. Two people …