Sunday, December 19, 2010

The Christian Exodus From Iraq Continues



Christian Exodus As Iraq Army Fails Them -- Scotsman

CHRISTIAN Iraqis are again fleeing to other parts of the country and abroad amid growing fears that the security forces are unable or, more ominously, unwilling to protect them from sectarian attack.

The flight - involving thousands of Christians from Baghdad and Mosul, in particular - followed an October siege at a church in Baghdad in which 51 worshippers and two priests were killed, and a subsequent series of bombings and assassinations singling out Christians.

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More News On Christians Fleeing Iraq

Iraqi Christians flee to Kurdish areas or abroad: U.N.
-- Reuters
UN Agency Reports 'Exodus' of Iraqi Christians -- Voice of America
U.N. cites 'a slow but steady exodus' of Iraqi Christians -- CNN
Christians flee central Iraq in thousands, UN reports -- BBC
'Exodus' of Iraqi Christians after church attack: UNHCR -- AFP
Iraqi Christians flee Baghdad after cathedral massacre -- The Guardian
Grim Xmas for Iraqi Christians as many flee north -- Bloomberg
Biden Condemns Attacks on Iraqi Christians at UN Meeting -- The Christian Post
Persecution leading Iraqi Christians to draw harsh conclusions -- CNA
UN raps Sweden for deporting Iraqi Christians -- AP
Analysis: An exodus of Christians from Iraq -- C.M. Sennott, GlobalPost

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