Iraqi Christians pray in Baghdad; note empty pewsIraqi Christians Forming Militias
Members of the Christian community in northern Iraq are setting up ad hoc militias to secure their neighborhoods, rights advocates said.
A campaign targeting the Christian community in Iraq erupted in September. Christians have received death threats through pamphlets, letters, e-mails and text messages from a group calling itself "al-Mujahadin."
With Baghdad struggling to contain the situation, several Christian neighborhoods have established their own security forces, setting up various checkpoints throughout the city, he said.
(UPI)
Members of the Christian community in northern Iraq are setting up ad hoc militias to secure their neighborhoods, rights advocates said.
A campaign targeting the Christian community in Iraq erupted in September. Christians have received death threats through pamphlets, letters, e-mails and text messages from a group calling itself "al-Mujahadin."With Baghdad struggling to contain the situation, several Christian neighborhoods have established their own security forces, setting up various checkpoints throughout the city, he said.
(UPI)
2 comments:
Oh, c'mon, this must be fake. Things are going so well in Iraq now. Ask John McCain, who actually seems to see Iraq less realistically than even George W. and Cheney (not an easy feat).
Very funny...
It's quite real and a not to comforting reality for Christians.
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