Iraq's
Christian leaders have just made a desperate cry for help. Patriarch
Louis Raphael I Sako, head of Iraq's Catholic church, has issued an
appeal "to all who have a living conscience in Iraq and all the
world."
The
situation for Iraq's Christians has been steadily deteriorating ever
since the 2003 invasion, in part because the U.S. never acknowledged
that Christians were being targeted by Islamists and did not
prioritize protection of Christians or other minorities.
But
with the recent sweep through Mosul and other Iraqi cities by the
jihadi group ISIS, Iraq's Christians look to be on the verge of
genocide.
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A Desperate Cry From Iraq's Christians