Iraqi Christians fleeing murder in Mosul - by Martin Barillas
The Barnabas Fund, a charitable of the worldwide Anglican Communion, reported on October 13 that Iraqi Christians are fleeing Mosul as Islamic extremists launch campaign against them in Iraq. Said Ni’ma Noail, a 50 year-old civil servant, "We left everything behind us. We took only our souls." Thousands of Iraqi Christians have fled the city of Mosul in northern Iraq over the past week after Sunni Muslim extremists launched a deadly campaign to remove the Christian community from the city. Christian houses have been blown up, and at least 744 Christian families (approximately 3,750 people) have left their homes to find refuge with relatives or in churches and Christian centers in seven towns and villages to the north and east of Mosul. Some are sleeping in their cars. They are in desperate need of food, clothes, bedding, items for personal hygiene and other basic necessities.
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