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       Mosul (Iraq)- Middle East Online– In a quiet neighborhood overlooking where pear trees and flowers over the walls of parks scattered remains of potted flowers near the broken blocks of concrete and dust is all that remains of a Christian family home was bombed this month. And near …

  By Sybella Wilkes Qamishli, Syria – UNHCR — The UN refugee agency has begun helping hundreds of Iraqi Christians who fled to Syria to escape violence and threats in the northern Iraq city of Mosul. Thousands of Christians have left Mosul over the past fortnight. Most have found shelter …

       Stockholm – AINA — The Archbishop of the Syriac Orthodox Church in Scandinavia, His eminence Gallo Shabo, condemned the recent killings of Assyrians in Mosul and renewed his call for the establishment of an administrative unit for the non-Muslim Iraqi minorities in the Nineveh Plain, east of Mosul. …

  By Meghan Walsh USA – The Arizona Republic — About 100 people gathered in downtown Phoenix on Tuesday to advocate for the rights of Iraqi Christians and raise awareness about the religious and ethnic attacks occurring in the region. Protesters stood in front of Phoenix City Hall, holding signs …

  By Petra Giegerich Turkey – idw-online — Within the scope of an international rescue excavation project, a team of four archaeologists specialized in Middle Eastern affairs headed by Dr. Dirk Wicke (Institute of Egyptology and Ancient Oriental Studies) have unearthed parts of a Neo-Assyrian governor’s palace dating back to …

       Kirkuk- AsiaNews — Since the beginning of October, Mosul has seen yet another wave of violence against Christians. The city and the community of the faithful have already paid a high price in blood in the past, with the killing of Archbishop Paulos Faraj Rahho, Fr. Ragheed Gani, …

       Baghdad – AINA — Iraqi MP Yonadam Kanna called on Sunday for an international investigation of the recent targeted killings in Mosul against the Assyrian minority. According to Newsmatique, Kanna said “If the Iraqi security service is unable to disclose which group pushed these terrorists to force the …

       Beirut – azzaman — Many Lebanese political parties and parliamentarians called on the Eastern Bishops to hold an emergency meeting to condemn the campaign of assassinations and displacements the Christians are being subjected to in Mosul. Meanwhile, the head of the Lebanese Christian Democratic Union, representative Ni’mat Allah …

       ISTANBUL – compassdirect — Amid escalating violence against Christians, Iraqi church leaders have appealed directly to Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki for increased efforts to curb the continuing attacks in Mosul. In a meeting with Al-Maliki, 10 heads of Iraqi churches urged the prime minister on Thursday (Oct. 16) …

       Syrian – ADO — The Assyrian Democratic Organization youth committees held their fifth annual meeting on Sunday October 5th 2008 , in the northern Syrian village of Watwetiye, 5 km west of Qamishli. Started at 11 am with a national anthem , the meeting was attended by almost …