Members of the Qaraqosh Protection Committee search a vehicle at the entrance of Qaraqosh village, a few miles east of Mosul. (Photo: Peter Kenyon/NPR)From NPR:
A new phenomenon is spreading through the Christian towns and villages of northern Iraq: Christian security forces, organized through their local churches, are manning checkpoints and working with the Iraqi police.
Many residents are delighted to see Christians standing up to defend themselves. Some, however, worry about the political implications of this latest sectarian armed force in Iraq and wonder where its money is coming from.
A few years ago, Christian churches were being bombed and thousands of Christian families in Baghdad and elsewhere were terrorized into fleeing their homes. Many of them wound up in the north, where they seem to be thriving.
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My Comment: It is about time.
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