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Monday April 12, 2010

Iraq • Middle East:

Iraq cleric slams plan to turn Jewish tomb into mosque

One of Iraq’s leading clerics, Ayatollah Shaykh Ayad al-Rikabi, has denounced the proposed conversion of the ancient tomb of the Prophet Ezekiel into an Islamic site.

Monday October 9, 2006

Iraq:

‘In 20 years, there will be no more Christians in Iraq’

Three years after the invasion of Iraq, it is believed that half the Christians in the country have fled, driven out by bomb attacks, assassinations and death threats. So why haven’t the coalition forces done more to protect them?

Friday September 22, 2006

Iraq:

Iraq torture ‘worse after Saddam’

Torture may be worse now in Iraq than under former leader Saddam Hussein, the UN’s chief anti-torture expert says.

Friday September 23, 2005

Iraq:

Report attacks ‘myth’ of foreign fighters

The US and the Iraqi government have overstated the number of foreign fighters in Iraq, "feeding the myth" that they are the backbone of the insurgency, an American thinktank says in a new report.

Monday December 13, 2004

Iraq:

Iraq’s Christians weigh taking up arms, fleeing into exile

BAGHDAD, Iraq - Leaders of the ever-dwindling Christian population in Iraq say bombings of their churches and attacks against their communities may force them to take up guns.

Saturday October 16, 2004

Iraq:

Five churches bombed in Baghdad

BAGHDAD, Iraq -- Bombs exploded at five churches across Baghdad early Saturday, but no casualties were reported, the Iraqi Interior Ministry said.

Tuesday September 28, 2004

Iraq:

Iraq Sees Christian Exodus

Moderate Minority's Fearful Flight Augurs More-Extremist Politics

Friday May 2, 2003

Iraq:

Matters of Emphasis

New York Times, Apr. 29, 2003 (Opinion)

Monday April 21, 2003

Iraq:

Iraqi Christians wary of Islamists

Christians worry they will lose religious freedoms if Islamic fundamentalists gain power post-Hussein.

Friday March 28, 2003

Iraq:

2 Christian Groups’ Aid Effort Questioned

Washington Post: Two major evangelical Christian groups said yesterday that they have amassed supplies in Jordan and are preparing to send relief workers into Iraq as soon as the military situation permits.