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1.5 Million Christians Left Iraq Since 2003: Lawmaker
Andalou Agency ^ | 5/3/17

Posted on 05/04/2017 5:13:25 PM PDT by marshmallow

Some 1.5 million Christians have left Iraq since the U.S.-led invasion of the country in 2003, an Iraqi MP said Wednesday.

Speaking to Anadolu Agency, Josef Sleve, an Iraqi Christian lawmaker, said the number of Christians in Iraq had stood at almost two million in 2003.

He added, however, that most of these had fled the country since then due to rampant insecurity and frequent incidents of terrorism.

“The number of Christians living in the country now stands at between 500,000 and 850,000,” Sleve said.

“This means that over the past 14 years, some 1.5 million Christians have emigrated to other countries,” he added.

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TOPICS: Current Events; Religion & Culture
KEYWORDS: christianpersecution; iraq; iraqchristians

1 posted on 05/04/2017 5:13:25 PM PDT by marshmallow
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To: marshmallow

Thanks Bush and fellow globalists!


2 posted on 05/04/2017 5:56:39 PM PDT by MNDude (God is not a Republican, but Satan is certainly a Democratt)
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To: marshmallow

Where did they go to? Other muslim countries?


3 posted on 05/04/2017 6:02:38 PM PDT by umgud
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To: marshmallow

My next door neighbor is an Iraqi Christian who came to the U.S. several decades ago. He calls it the Iraqi Christian Holocaust. He said all of his close family members have fled Iraq since 2003. Some to the U.S., others to Europe and Australia.


4 posted on 05/04/2017 6:19:24 PM PDT by Hamilcar_Barca (#NeverHillary)
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To: MNDude

If over 2 million Christians were living in Iraq under Saddam, how bad was their life there? Meanwhile, in another ME kingdom nearby, home of 15 out of 19 9-11 hijackers, Christianity is banned. Welcome to the NWO, where the real objective is the destruction of Christian civilization. Way to go, foreign interventionists!


5 posted on 05/04/2017 7:21:03 PM PDT by SecAmndmt (Arm yourselves!)
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To: marshmallow

Not surprised. Pretty much both the Christian faith and Iraq is finished.


6 posted on 05/05/2017 4:50:07 AM PDT by Biggirl ("One Lord, one faith, one baptism5" - Ephesians 4:5)
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