Posted on 07/25/2014 2:48:01 PM PDT by NYer
Iraqi Christians who were forced to flee the northern city of Mosul under threat of forced conversion or execution by jihadists have spoken of their terror as churches were turned into mosques and their homes and property confiscated.
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Hundreds have found shelter in areas between Mosul and Irbil – the capital of the Kurdistan regional government – that are controlled by Kurdish Peshmerga fighters, but they face an uncertain future.
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Monks at the 4th-century Mar Behnam monastery, a major pilgrimage site run by the Syriac Catholic church, were allowed to take only the clothes they were wearing.
Two nuns who were looking after three orphans were kidnapped but later released. The Arabic letter "N" for Nasrani (Christians) was daubed on the doors of houses – to show that they had been seized as the property of the Islamic state declared by Isis.
"There is not a single Christian family left in Mosul," Behnam said. "The last one was a disabled Christian woman. She stayed because she could not get out. They came to her and said you have to get out and if you don't we will cut off your head with a sword. That was the last family.
"There is not a single family that left and was not robbed. They took our money, gold, even the earrings from their [women's] ears. They took everything, even mobile phones.
Mosul, the largest city in northern Iraq, was once among the country's most mixed. Waves of attacks on Christians since the 2003 US-led invasion to topple Saddam have eroded its once sizeable Christian population, mainly from the Assyrian and Chaldean denominations.
Human Rights Watch has condemned Isis for its vicious campaign against minorities in the Mosul area.
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They should try to make their way to our greatest ally in the region. Israel has accepted many Christian donations, foreign aid dollars and military hardware over the years. I’m sure they wouldn’t turn away actual Chritians.
What' and have more bitter clinger bible believers come to the USA...
I'm sure Obama will have nothing of that...
The most amazing thing happened, every inch of space is taken up, first come first served. Not even broom closet available
Cheer up, way it goes sometimes.
Ta Ta for now. Gotta scoot, fundraisers, bear on the loose, not a moment to spare.
Considering India has 160 Million Muzzies, they are kept more under control than countries like France & UK & Scandinavia.
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