Hundreds of Christian IDPs May Lose their Refuge in BaghdadNovember 4, 2022 — 11/04/2022 Iraq (International Christian Concern) – In 2014, the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) invaded Mosul and the cities of the Nineveh Governorate, the most religiously diverse part...
Newly Released ISIS Video Depicts Execution of Nigerian ChristiansMay 19, 2022 — 05/19/2022 Nigeria (International Christian Concern) – On May 12, 2022, ISIS released a video via a news outlet of the execution of twenty Nigerian Christians in the northeast Nigerian state...
U.S. Announces Death of ISIS Leader in Syrian Military OperationFebruary 5, 2022 — 02/05/2022 Syria (International Christian Concern) – This week, Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced that U.S. forces conducted a military operation in northwest Syria that resulted in the death of...
US-Led Coalition Enters Fifth Day Fighting ISIS in Syria Prison AttackJanuary 24, 2022 — 01/24/2021 Syria (International Christian Concern) – Today, U.S. forces enter their fifth day of fighting ISIS insurgents amidst a prison uprising in northeast Syria. U.S. troops are supporting the Syrian...
France and Sweden Join Forces to Prosecute ISIS Members for Crimes Against Yazidis and ChristiansJanuary 19, 2022 — 01/19/2022 France (International Christian Concern) - France and Sweden have announced the decision to organize a joint investigation team to hold former members of ISIS accountable for their crimes against...
ISIS Claims Responsibility for Congo Suicide BombingJanuary 11, 2022 — 01/11/2022 DRC (International Christian Concern) – Islamic State has claimed responsibility for the Christmas Day suicide bombing that killed at least five people in the DRC. According to Reuters, the...
Iraq Arrests ISIS Militants in NinevehDecember 21, 2021 — 12/21/2021 Iraq (International Christian Concern) - The Iraqi Security Forces (ISF) arrested four ISIS militants with warrants and videotaped confessions, according to the spokesperson for the Iraqi Commander in Chief....
German Court Sentences ISIS Militant to Life in Prison for Involvement in GenocideDecember 1, 2021 — 12/01/2021 Germany (International Christian Concern) – Yesterday, a court in Frankfurt, Germany sentenced a member of ISIS to life in jail for his involvement in genocide against the Yazidis in...
Iraqi Archbishop Expresses Concern for ISIS Influence After Taliban TakeoverOctober 3, 2021 — 10/03/2021 Iraq (International Christian Concern) – Chaldean Catholic Archbishop Bashar Warda of Erbil expressed his concerns regarding the threat of the Islamic State in the region. Though very different places, the Taliban’s...
US-Led Anti-ISIS Coalition Reorganizes to “Advisory and Assist” Role in IraqSeptember 24, 2021 — 09/24/2021 Iraq (International Christian Concern) - This week, the Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS announced that it would be reorganizing to an “advisory and assist” role in Iraq moving forward,...
UN Investigation Into ISIS Crimes Receives New Team HeadSeptember 17, 2021 — 09/17/2021 Iraq (International Christian Concern) – German prosecutor Christian Ritscher was appointed on September 7 as the head of the UN team in Iraq that investigates crimes committed by the Islamic...
Iraqi Christian Communities Wary Of Outsiders After ISISAugust 24, 2021 — 08/24/2021 Iraq (International Christian Concern) – Bartella, located outside Mosul, is one of the world’s oldest Christian communities. But when ISIS captured the town in 2014, families fled to Kurdish northern...
Iraqi PM Seeks To Revitalize Reconstruction ProcessAugust 20, 2021 — 08/20/2021 Iraq (International Christian Concern) - Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi chaired a cabinet meeting in Mosul to discuss the restoration process following the destruction in the aftermath of the...
Miss Iraq Title Crowned To Christian Survivor Of ISISAugust 7, 2021 — 08/07/2021 Iraq (International Christian Concern) – Seven years ago at the beginning of August, the Islamic State (ISIS) began its conquest and genocide starting in northern Iraq. Since the defeat...
ISIS Crimes Against Yazidis Constitute Genocide, UN ReportsMay 21, 2021 — 05/21/2021 Iraq (International Christian Concern) – In a historic moment, a UN investigation team known as UNITAD declared that the Islamic State committed genocide against Yazidis. The announcement comes after years...
Mosul Christians Not Yet Recovered From ISISApril 16, 2021 — 04/16/2021 Iraq (International Christian Concern) – On Palm Sunday, Christian cities across Iraq celebrated with parades, costumes, and dancing. However, the city of Mosul was quiet on Sunday, lacking in...
