Posted on 08/27/2014 9:43:14 AM PDT by GonzoII
DAHUK, IraqOf all the many ancient peoples who once lived in the land between the Tigris and the Euphrates, Iraq's Assyrian Christians pride themselves on having persisted in their traditional homeland for millennia, even as other civilizations thrived then disappeared, as languages and cultures died out, as ethnic groups melted into the ways and genetic pools of their conquerors.
But today Iraq's Assyrians, and its Christians in general, fear that their place in this multiethnic, multisectarian mosaic society is shrinking, under severe threat from the ultraconservative Islamist group the Islamic State (IS).
It isn't the first time that Iraq's Christians have faced such a foe. The IS's earlier incarnation, al Qaeda in Iraqa group that formed after the U.S.-led invasion in 2003also menaced Christians, and others, prompting tens of thousands to flee into exile.
Now, the particularly harsh nature of the IS's assault on Christians, Yazidis, Shiite Muslims, and others who do not share allegiance to the IS's brand of ultraconservative Sunni Islam has led some of Iraq's Christians to take the unusual step of shedding their historical passivity and consider taking up arms to defend and eventually govern themselves....
(Excerpt) Read more at news.nationalgeographic.com ...
Put on the whole armor...
Talk about and 11th hour decision!
Do it, just do it!
AMEN!
The time for Christian pacifism is OVER!
I wonder what Obama Admin would say if groups of private American citizens started raising money to buy weapons for them
I was wondering the same thing~~~~but I’d donate!!
Go for it, but not openly.
Guerrilla tactics are required.
They need thousands of copies of the Anarchist’s Cookbook dropped in Iraq.
They are fighting under the Kurdish Peshmerga according to the article, so I assume they are getting trained.
From the article:
“The party bought weapons with money donated by members in the diaspora, Sarkis said, and is looking to raise more funds through donations to increase its stockpile.”
Hmmm.....
Here is an Assyrian aid society founded in 1991 that takes donations. I just found them and know nothing about them, so please do your own due diligence and see if they look worthy.
http://www.assyrianaid.org/Home.html
If it helps, their tax returns are given on their website and they have their financials printed so you can see where the money goes.
Bookmarked. Thank-you!
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