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By REBECCA SANTANA The Associated Press Sunday, December 19, 2010 IRBIL, Iraq — They saw their brethren murdered during Mass and then were bombed in their homes as they mourned. Al-Qaida vowed to hunt them down. Now the Christian community of Iraq, almost as old as the religion itself, is …

By Martin Shipton, Western Mail Dec 17, 2010 Seven Christmases after the removal of Saddam Hussein, the plight of Iraqi Christians is worse than it’s ever been – and a Welsh-based Iraqi community is now seeking to help its compatriots, reports Martin Shipton KIDNAPPINGS and murders are rife, and the …

By EDITH M. LEDERER, Associated Press Edith M. Lederer, Associated Press – Thu Dec 16, 2:09 am ET UNITED NATIONS – The U.N. Security Council gave a unanimous vote of confidence Wednesday to the significant strides Iraq has taken by lifting 19-year-old sanctions on weapons and civilian nuclear power. The council also decided to …

(ADO-World.org – Iraq) On Tuesday, December 14, 2010, an unknown group of terrorists broke into the home of a Christian family in the Darkazliya district of Mosul, and abducted the daughter Robina Tareq Petros Alqas Touma.  The family is originally from Baghdeda.   Robina is 21 years-old and a student in …

(ADO-World)   Based on a report from Ishtar TV, on Thursday, December 9, 2010, three (3) armed terrorists have broken into the home of a Christian family in the Sahet Maisaloun district of Baghdad. After entering the home, the terrorists threatened the family and told them that they will kill …

Erbil December 4, 2010 Continuing our joint work nationally, the Assyrian Universal Alliance hosted the second meeting of Parties and National Institutions of our Chaldean, Syriac Assyrian people in Ankawa/Erbil, on 4 December 2010. The conference attendees discussed at length many aspects and important related questions of our people and …

Conviction of Gabriel Issa and Acquittal of Nahir Hanna by Military Court Judge in Qamishly   (ADO-World.org – Syria) On Sunday, November 28, 2010, the military court in Qamishly, Syria, held the trial case of Gabriel Issa and Nahir Hanna.  The military judge issued the following sentences:   •  Acquittal …

(ADO-Iraq)  During the Iraqi Parliament’s session on Tuesday, November 23, 2010, Representative Khales Esho gave a statement about the situation of our Assyrian Chaldean Syriac people. In his statement, he demanded the creation of an Investigation Committee to investigate the crimes committed against our people. He also demanded the Parliamentary …

Baghdad, 19 Nov. (AKI) – Christians have lived in Iraq for thousands of years and should not be confined to the northern part of the country as Iraq’s president recently suggested, according to a priest from one of Baghdad’s most important churches. "Even though I appreciate his noble intentions, I …

By Leila Fadel and Ali al-Qeisy Wednesday, November 17, 2010; 11:20 PM Source: The Washington Post IN BAGHDAD Our Lady of Salvation church, once a vibrant center of prayer in this predominantly Muslim city, is nearly empty now. Last month, in a more than four-hour siege, gunmen shot their way …