Qaraqosh is one of the last refuges in northern Iraq for - TopicsExpress

Qaraqosh is one of the last refuges in northern Iraq for Christians fleeing persecution by the militants of Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant, who swept into the region in June. A historic Christian city of 50,000... Since taking Mosul on June 10, ISIL militants have squeezed Qaraqosh and nearby Christian villages by blocking the pipes that connect the communities with the Tigris river... Apart from the enforced drought conditions, electrical blackouts last most of the day. Merchants say business has been hamstrung further by a trade “embargo” that ISIL has placed on surrounding Muslim towns that used to trade with Qaraqosh. Shops are mostly shuttered, and work is scarce... ...For Christianity to endure in Iraq, “we must stay until the end,” says Archbishop Basile Casmoussa of the Syrian Catholic church in Mosul, who was kidnapped for a day by radical gunmen in 2005. With his exiled flock in Qaraqosh, he laments that mass is not celebrated in Mosul for the first time in 1,600 years. He draws hope, however, in the fact that churches in Qaraqosh are still drawing crowds. “Our faith is being tested,” he says.

WIDESCREEN LAPTOP FOR SALE ! RUSH FOR ONLY 9,500 php ! 9,500 php

1.It is impossible to lick your elbow (busted) 2.A crocodile cant

VOCÊ SABIA que o intestino delgado é considerado pela Medicina

CARAVAN TO HIRE Lovely 3 bedroom static caravan on the

Pessoas que estão lutando pra mudar o país.. Vocês estão

Now, one more mobile app ‘imShakti’ for people in

I DEDICATE THIS TO ALL MY FANS WHO ARE IN LOVE A real

Horarios: Ivan Romher : 9:00pm a 10:00pm Garibyee : 10:00pm a

Dear Friend Specifications: commodity and Specification: Non