Tag: Iraq
Daesh Insurgents Destroy Historical Latin Church in Iraq’s Mosul
© Wikipedia/ www.sputniknews.com - April 2016 Daesh jihadists destroyed one of the best known Christian historical monuments in the Iraqi city of Mosul – the so-called ... Read More
SOAS to Host Conference on Communities in Crisis – Syria and Iraq
Romina Istratii - Dept. of Religion - SOAS- April 2016- OCP News Service Info in PDF Here- FINAL.communities in crisis flyer 190416 v2 Dept. Website here: ... Read More
Statement by Bishop Angaelos on the upcoming Genocide debate in the House of Commons
Coptic Orthodox Church UK- Media and Communications Office- April 2016 With the recent welcomed recognition by the European Parliament and the United States Congress and ... Read More
Church Publishes Names of 21 Assyrians Killed By ISIS in Qaryatain
16/4/16 +MEMORY ETERNAL+ (AINA) -- The Syriac Orthodox Church has published the names of the 21 Assyrians who were killed by ISIS in the town ... Read More
ISIS destroys 2,000-year-old legendary ‘Gate of God’ in Iraq
© lachicaphoto / Flickr www.rt.com- 13/4/16 The IS has destroyed a 2,000-year-old gate near the Iraqi city of Mosul. The structure is known as the ... Read More
Assyrian Organizations Send Open Letter to U.S. Presidential Candidates
12/4/16 (AINA) -- An open letter by eleven Middle Eastern, European and American Assyrian organizations has been sent to the crop of U.S. presidential candidates. ... Read More
Catholicos-Patriarch Mar Gewargis III Sliwa Visits the Assyrian village of Diana in Iraq
Holy Apostolic Catholic Assyrian Church of the East - April 2016 His Holiness Mar Gewargis III Sliwa, Catholicos-Patriarch of the Assyrian Church of the East visits ... Read More
Destroyed Holy Altar of the St Shumini Assyrian Church in Telkepe- Iraq
Holy Apostolic Catholic Assyrian Church of the East - April 2016 Photograph of the destruction and abomination brought in the altar of St Shmoni Church of ... Read More
ISIS actions in Iraq and Syria ‘genocide’ – Kerry
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry. © Gary Cameron / Reuters www.rt.com - March 2016 READ- Statement by Bishop Angaelos following US declaration of Genocide for ... Read More
Reception held for Patriarch Ignatius Aphrem II by the Council of the Heads of Churches in Iraq
Syriac Orthodox Church - 4/3/16 Bagdad- Iraq: His Holiness Patriarch Mor Ignatius Aphrem II attended a reception organized by the Council of the Heads of ... Read More
White House: ISIS extermination of Christians can’t be called genocide yet
© Omar Sanadiki / Reuters www.rt.com - 2/3/16 The Obama administration says Islamic State’s persecution of Christian minorities in Iraq and Syria is not genocide. The ... Read More
Kurdish Flag Spray-painted on 7th Century BC Assyrian Relief
26/2/16 (AINA) -- A 7th century B.C. Assyrian archaeological site in north Iraq has been vandalized. A picture posted on the twitter accountof a Kurdish ... Read More
Boko Haram Slaughter 52 People in Nigeria
http://www.albawaba.com/ OCP News Service - 29/12/15 Nigeria- Africa Read More http://www.christianpost.com/news/christmas-day-massacre-boko-haram-kills-16-people-children-kidnaps-villagers-burns-homes-153535/ Nigeria: The Nigerian Terror group Boko Haram have killed more than 52 people in ... Read More
ISIS Bomb Assyrian Homes, Monastery in Iraq – Cemeteries Vandalized
26/12/15 (AINA) -- Two days ago ISIS bombed ten Assyrian homes and a monastery in the Assyrian village of Tel Kepe in north Iraq. The ... Read More
Funeral Service Held in Iraq for 7 Assyrian Refugees Who Drowned
4/12/15 (AINA) -- Funeral services were held yesterday in Ankawa, Iraq for the seven Assyrians who drowned while crossing the Aegean Sea to Greece. All ... Read More
Life at ACERO’s Assyrian Sawra Village in Iraq Through Pictures
November-December 2015 Kindly visit the ACERO website and make your valuable support here: Life at ACERO's Sawra Village in Iraq. While many of these Assyrian ... Read More
IOCC Relief Eases Hardship For Syrian Refugees And Greek Hosts
Hundreds of tired and hungry Syrian refugees with little more than a backpack carrying all of their worldly possessions arrive daily on the Greek island ... Read More
Jeb Bush Lies, Says Bashar Assad ‘Executes’ Christians
Bashar Assad — Jeb Bush’s “executor” of Christians — inspects one of countless Christian churches intentionally desecrated or destroyed by U.S. sponsored “freedom fighters.” Raymond ... Read More
D.C. Refuses to Arm Persecuted Christians Fighting ISIS
Iraqi Christian volunteers form militias. Raymond Ibrahim - November 2015 In recent months, Mideast Christians have been forming militias to fight the Islamic State (IS) and ... Read More
7 Assyrian Refugees Drown While Crossing Aegean Sea
Stephen Marzena Marogeh and his family, and Samah Sami Marogeh and her family, Assyrians who drowned in the Aegean sea when their boat capsized. (AINA) ... Read More
Iraq May Repeal Child Conversion Law
Kadhim AlShamari, member of Iraq's parliament, has criticized the law that would force non-Muslim children to become Muslims and called for its repeal. November 2015 ... Read More