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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) …
Read More »ADO youth committees in Syria hold their annual meeting
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 …
Read More »Six Arrested for Attacks on Assyrian in Mosul
Mosul – AINA — A spokesman for Iraq’s defense ministry confirmed on Friday the capture of six men suspected of perpetrating attacks on the Assyrians in Mosul. Sources have told AINA that four suspects are residents of the Kurdish region and are affiliated with the Kurdistan Democratic Party …
Read More »The Destruction of Christianity in Iraq Since the American Invasion
By Lee J. Walker Mosul – The Seoul Times — The American invasion was meant to install democracy and fresh hope. However, democracy is a long way away and secular law, which protected the rights of Christians, women, minorities, and others, during the reign of Saddam Hussein, was replaced …
Read More »Assyrian Patriarch in Visit to India
Kerala, India – salemvoice — His Holiness Patriach of Antioch Ignatius Zaka I was accorded a grand reception at Cochin international airport by various religious leaders, people’s representatives and hundreds of devotees on Friday, the 17th of Ocober. Addressing media persons at the airport, Ignatius Zakka I said …
Read More »15,000 Assyrians Have Fled Mosul in the Last Two Weeks
Mosul, Iraq – AINA — Officials in Mosul have told AINA the number of Assyrians driven out of Mosul in the past two weeks has risen to 15,000, or about 2500 families. Threats, intimidation and murder by unidentified groups have instilled fear and panic in the Christian Assyrian …
Read More »Blankets and Food Sent to Christians Fleeing Mosul
By Mazin Yahya BAGHDAD – AP– The Iraqi government sent blankets and food Thursday to help thousands of Christians who have fled a violent campaign against them in the northern city of Mosul. The recent killings in Mosul, widely blamed on al-Qaida in Iraq, coincided with stepped-up lobbying efforts …
Read More »Iraq Pledges to Probe Attacks on Christians
Mosul, Iraq – Reuters — Iraq’s government pledged yesterday to send senior officials to the north of the country to tackle violence against Christians which has led thousands to flee their homes fearing for their lives. “The cabinet stressed the need to move quickly to support the security …
Read More »Iraqi Christians Continue to Flee Mosul in the Wake of Attacks
By Sam Dagher Mosul, Iraq – New York Times — A church in the northern city of Mosul was bombed Tuesday as Christians continued to leave the city to escape recent violence that has been directed at them. Several church leaders accused the Iraqi government of trying to cover …
Read More »Assyrian Party Calls for UN Protection for Iraq’s Assyrians
Mosul, Iraq – AINA — Continuing persecution of Assyrians in Mosul, Iraq has forced 1000 Assyrian families (AINA 10-11-2008) to flee the city and take refuge in Christian villages in the Nineveh Plains (AINA 10-11-2008). The Iraqi government has sent extra police (AINA 10-12-2008) into Mosul to …
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