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1. A Politically Incorrect Christmas in Baghdad

... to be a studied attempt to ignore Jesus on His birthday. Contrast that to Baghdad, Iraq. I am an Assyrian Christian, and my family is originally from the Iraqi village of Mahmoudi in northern Iraq. I ...

Created on 28 December 2021

2. First Black US Secretary of State Colin Powell Dies from COVID at 84

Gen. Colin Powell, the first Black U.S. Secretary of State and former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of staff who played a pivotal role in the George W. Bush presidential administration, died Monday morning ...

Created on 18 October 2021

3. Religious Freedom Summit Brings Hope to Persecuted Believers in Middle East

... in neighboring Iraq, both predominantly Muslim countries. "Assyrian Christians in Iraq are being stripped of their property and in many cases being forcibly converted to Mohammedanism under arcane apostasy ...

Created on 15 July 2021

4. US Airstrikes Hit Iran-Backed Militia Facilities in Iraq, Syria

The U.S. military carried out a round of air strikes against Iran-backed militia in Iraq and Syria after three months of attacks by the militia against U.S. and coalition personnel and facilities in Iraq, ...

Created on 28 June 2021

5. Iraqi Hero of Assyrian Refugees Ashur Eskrya Dead at 47

... Mosul, Iraq, and in addition to his unrelenting efforts to provide assistance to the Assyrian Christian refugees, he never wavered in his belief in the promise of Isaiah 19:23-25, which all Assyrian Christians ...

Created on 03 May 2021

6. Pope Visits Iraq as Assyrian Christians Request Fervent Prayer

During a first-ever visit of the pope to the first nation to accept Christ, Assyria, now known as Iraq, many are praying. This comes despite the fact that the current pope is not held in ...

Created on 05 March 2021

7. Iraqi Prime Minister Thanks America for Liberating Iraq in Historic White House Meeting

Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi, in his first White House Meeting with President Donald J. Trump, said, "The United States ....helped Iraq enormously in defeating ISIS and also in toppling the Saddam ...

Created on 24 August 2020

8. The Land of the Brave Is Back

... to remove the head of Iranian dominance in Iraq. Why would the U.S. target Qassem Soleimani, a lone individual? In 2003, the U.S. entered Iraq, and one man materialized as the most skilled opponent in ...

Created on 06 January 2020

9. Iran Reportedly Giving Iraq Missiles That Could Strike Jerusalem, U.S. Troops

... the Iranians have become was published Wednesday in The New York Times. "Iran has used the continuing chaos in Iraq to build up a hidden arsenal of short-range ballistic missiles in Iraq, part of a widening ...

Created on 05 December 2019

10. Why Christians Might Soon Flee Iraq in Droves

Growing insecurity in Iraq and on its border could lead to a fresh exodus of Christians from the country, warns a partner of Release International (releaseinternational.org), which is supporting refugees ...

Created on 06 November 2019

11. Iraqi Christian Dies After U.S. Deports Him

A Christian Iraqi died Tuesday after the U.S. government deported him in June. Jimmy Aldaoud, a Chaldean Catholic, was from Detroit and had never lived in Iraq, but his case was one of the many that were ...

Created on 08 August 2019

12. Despite U.S. Sanctions, Iran Surrounds Israel With Missiles, Hostile Forces

... the Middle East, with a new focus on Iraq. According to the London-based Arabic daily Asharq Al-Awsat, Israel struck two Iranian military sites this month in Iraq. The report, citing Western diplomatic ...

Created on 02 August 2019

13. 'Oldest Church in the World Is Perilously Close to Extinction

The Islamic State's three-year occupation of the northern Iraqi city of Mosul and its surrounding villages ended nearly two years ago, yet the city and its diminished number of Christian residents remain ...

Created on 13 June 2019

14. 300 Million Christians Subjected to Violence, Report Finds

While you might have seen a decrease in mainstream media reporting regarding Christian persecution, there has only been an increase in the persecution taking place against Christians around the world. ...

Created on 04 June 2019

15. WATCH: Christ Appears Twice to Man in ISIS Captivity

... Hands: Iraq." The Yazidi man says Christ spoke to him, but he couldn't say specifics because it was a promise between the man and Christ. ISIS tortured the man when they found out he was a Christian, culminating ...

Created on 31 May 2019

16. Evangelist: The Government Just Opened a Window With This Prophetic Action

By declaring Dec. 25 a national holiday to celebrate the birth of Christ, the Iraqi government opened a prophetic window, evangelist Robby Dawkins says. Dawkins, who frequently travels to Iraq, Iran and ...

Created on 27 December 2018

17. Christmas Miracle: Iraq Officially Declares Christmas a National Holiday to Celebrate Birth of Jesus

Call it a Christmas miracle: Iraq, a predominantly Muslim nation, declared Dec. 25 to be a national holiday to celebrated "on the occasion of the birth of Jesus Christ." The official Twitter account for ...

Created on 26 December 2018

18. 'High-Risk' Missionaries Prep for 9th Trip, Despite Death Threat

All Things Possible Ministries, led by high-risk missionary Victor Marx and his wife, Eileen, will deploy to Iraq for its ninth humanitarian trip to the region later this fall with the goal to deliver ...

Created on 12 September 2018

19. ACLJ: Help on the Way for Christian Victims of Genocide

After years of living in terror, and fleeing a nightmare, Christians in Iraq are finally starting to receive the much-needed aid they require to start over. The brutality and bloodshed Christians have ...

Created on 21 June 2018

20. Remains of 40 Christians Found in Mass Grave

A mass grave holding the remains of 40 Christians has been found in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul, reports Iraqi News. Iraq's second city was held by the Islamic State group for three years until its ...

Created on 06 March 2018