The city of Mosul, ancient Nineveh, fell with breath-taking speed. One evening it was a safe place for Christians of historic Christian Churches.
The next day the city was controlled by ISIS - The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, or sometimes known as ISIL - Islamic State of Iraq and Levent. (Levent is the name often given to Lebanon and Syria.
Mosul and the surrounding Nineveh plain is the traditional heartland of Iraq's Christian communities. Many Christians fled to this region when forced to leave Baghdad and other areas in recent years. Christians are alarmed at the ISIS take-over of Mosul, fearful that this will further accelerate the decline of the Christian presence in Iraq.
Read the entire article from Christianity Today here
The next day the city was controlled by ISIS - The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, or sometimes known as ISIL - Islamic State of Iraq and Levent. (Levent is the name often given to Lebanon and Syria.
Mosul and the surrounding Nineveh plain is the traditional heartland of Iraq's Christian communities. Many Christians fled to this region when forced to leave Baghdad and other areas in recent years. Christians are alarmed at the ISIS take-over of Mosul, fearful that this will further accelerate the decline of the Christian presence in Iraq.
Read the entire article from Christianity Today here
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