Christianity is finished in Iraq just like it is in Lebanon. The only places in the ME where Christianity has a future are, possibly, Egypt, where the Copts suffer terrible discrimination and ironically Syria.
Probably no point in going into how and why this has happened in the past 20-25 years.
http://www.defenselink.mil/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=50400
“Forces in Iraq Kill Enemy Fighters, Detain Suspects, Find Weapons”
American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, July 3, 2008 –
PRESS RELEASE SNIPPET: “In Mosul, coalition forces netted an alleged terrorist leader and a suspected associate. The alleged leader is believed to oversee kidnappings, assassinations and extortion operations in the city, officials said.”