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Blasts kill Iraqi Christians

Ten explosions target Christians across Iraqi capital, killing two and wounding 18, days after al-Qaeda renewed threat.   Last Modified: 30 Dec 2010 20:45 GMT   Two people have been killed and 18 others wounded in a series of bomb attacks against the homes of minority Christians in different parts of …

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Iraqi Christians killed in series of Baghdad attacks

At least two Christians were killed and 12 people wounded in a series of attacks on Christian homes in Baghdad, according to Iraq’s interior ministry.  By Our Foreign Staff 8:01PM GMT 30 Dec 2010   The worst attack was in the central Baghdad district of Al-Ghadir, where a homemade bomb exploded …

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Two killed in Iraq attacks on Christian homes

 Two people have died and 14 injured in a series of attacks on Christian homes in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad.   30 December 2010 Last updated at 21:10 GMT   The homemade bomb attacks began at 1930 local time (1630 GMT) and took place in six locations in the capital. The worst …

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2 dead in strikes on Christian homes in Iraq

From Jomana Karadsheh, CNN December 30, 2010 — Updated 2256 GMT   Baghdad (CNN) — At least two people were killed and 14 others were wounded Thursday in a wave of bombings targeting Christian homes in Baghdad, an Interior Ministry official said. The strikes appeared to be a coordinated because …

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Two Christians killed in Baghdad attacks

 By Jacques Clement (AFP) – 2010-12-30 – 21h40   BAGHDAD — At least two Christians were killed and nine wounded in a string of six attacks on Christian homes in Baghdad on Thursday, an interior ministry official said. The worst incident was in the central district of Al-Ghadir, where a homemade …

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Christian Exodus from Iraq Gathers Pace

Churches empty and Christmas decorations are put away after al-Qaida renews deadly threat (ADO-World.org) Martin Chulov in Baghdad Their cathedrals stand silent and their neighbourhoods are rapidly emptying. Now Iraq’s Christians face two further unthinkable realities: that Christmas this year is all but cancelled, and that few among them will …

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IRAQ: Christian IDPs Find Refuge in North

(ADO-World.org) ANKAWA, 23 December 2010 – Hundreds of Iraqi Christians are fleeing to the northern semi-autonomous Kurdish region and particularly the town of Ankawa, which has become a safe haven for the country’s Christians, thanks to its special status and privileges granted by the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG). Ankawa, near …

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Iraq: Safety Concerns Mute Christmas Celebrations

(ADO-World.org)   By JACK HEALY   Christian congregations across Iraq canceled or toned down Christmas celebrations in the wake of several attacks, including a bloody siege on a Catholic church in Baghdad in late October, and recent threats against the country’s dwindling Christian minority. Louis Sako, the Chaldean Catholic archbishop …

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Iraqi Christians Fear Spike in Christmas Attacks

(ADO-World.org) Amnesty International today called on the Iraqi government to do more to protect the country’s Christian minority from an expected spike in violent attacks as they prepare to celebrate Christmas. “Attacks on Christians and their churches by armed groups have intensified in past weeks and have clearly included war …

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Persecution in Iraq: Intolerable Silence

(ADO-World.org) Chuck Colson On Monday [Dec. 13] the New York Times ran a lead paragraph to a story that’s as chilling as any I’ve read in recent memory. Here it is: "A new wave of Iraqi Christians has fled to northern Iraq and abroad amid a campaign of violence against …

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