Irbil
Letter from Irbil: ‘As sisters, we are worried about the legacy of our land’
By guest — November 1, 2016
(RNS) 'On the one hand, we are grateful that our towns are eventually being recaptured. On the other hand, it is heartbreaking to see the damage that ISIS had caused,' write the Dominican Sisters of St. Catherine of Siena.
Displaced Iraqi Christians await return to Mosul with bated breath
By guest — October 21, 2016
BAGHDAD (RNS) As Iraqi forces begin the long-awaited offensive to retake Mosul and neighboring towns from the Islamic State group, Iraqi Christians on the Nineveh plain hope their time in exile is soon coming to an end.
Islamic State accused of capturing Yazidi women and forcing them to convert, or else
By Gil Shefler — August 7, 2014
(RNS) Thousands of Yazidis, followers of an ancient religion, have been killed or captured or fled to a remote mountain without food, water or shelter.
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