In a report from Open Doors, an Iraqi Christian girl displaced by ISIL has shared how God used the horrific experience for good and allowed it to make her a more “patient and forgiving person”. Athraa and her family, were
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In a report from Open Doors, an Iraqi Christian girl displaced by ISIL has shared how God used the horrific experience for good and allowed it to make her a more “patient and forgiving person”. Athraa and her family, were
Read moreA Christian man who was once persecuted by Muslims now devotes his life to sharing the Gospel with his persecutors, bringing thousands to know Christ. According to a report from Christian Aid Mission, the man, known as Brother Rachid, decided
Read moreAccording to Frontiers USA, thousands of people from Fallujah, Iraq, have fled to a nearby refugee town dubbed the City of Refuge and, in the last 18 months, through the work of Iraqi Chrisitans, over 140 of those people have
Read moreA new UNICEF report has revealed that around 3.6 million children in Iraq – one in five in the country – are at serious risk of death, injury, sexual violence, abduction and recruitment into armed groups. The report named, “A
Read moreAccording to Al Jazeera, at least 131 people, including many children, have been killed and hundreds wounded in a car bombing in a crowded commercial area in Iraq’s capital, Baghdad. The powerful explosion early on Sunday came when the streets
Read moreTwo years on from Mosul falling to Islamic State, World Watch Monitor talked to Najiba, a woman who was forced to flee her home in Tel Skuf, just north of Mosul,when it was emptied of Christian families. Her house, like
Read moreA 12-year-old Christian girl who was burnt to death in her home by ISIL urged her family to forgive them with her dying breath. The girl’s mother has described how ISIL fighters set fire to the family home in Mosul,
Read moreBroken tools and damaged vehicles line the narrow streets of the Iraqi Christian village of Baqofah. Electricity flickers on and off in the homes, most of which have been trashed. Mortars fired by ISIL fighters lie just outside the village
Read moreThe United Nations and humanitarian organisations are concerned over the fate of around 50,000 civilians trapped in Fallujah, a town situated west of Baghdad, and the site of a major Iraqi army offensive to retake the town from ISIL control.
Read moreAs many as 50,000 Iraqis in the city of Fallujah face starvation and death as they are unable to leave the besieged city that is under the control of ISIL. A senior UN official, Lise Grande, told Al Jazeera on
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