Iraq

BAGHDAD, IRAQ (BosNewsLife)-- Iraqi Christians who returned to their ancient city after a wave of violence and intimidation were in shock Friday, November 14, after discovering that two sisters were stabbed to death when attackers broke into their home, several Christian sources said.

By Stefan J. Bos, Chief International Correspondent BosNewsLife BAGHDAD, IRAQ (BosNewsLife)-- Minority Christians in Iraq anxiously awaited the outcome of a parliamentary vote testing the country's still fragile democracy Sunday, March 7, as suspected Islamic militants killed up to 30 people in the capital Baghdad and other areas of the troubled nation.

By BosNewsLife Middle East Service BAGHDAD, IRAQ (BosNewsLife)-- Hundreds of Iraqi Christian families are fleeing Iraq's capital Baghdad and the town of Mosul as murderers target families in their own homes and workplaces, a well-informed advocacy group said Wednesday, December 8.

By BosNewsLife Middle East Service BAGHDAD, IRAQ (BosNewsLife)-- Christians in Iraq held worship services Sunday, May 3, after they were urged not to flee despite the killing of three believers in the northern city of Kirkuk.

By BosNewsLife Middle East Service BAGHDAD, IRAQ (BosNewsLife)-- Gunmen have kidnapped a Christian doctor from her home near the northern Iraqi city of Mosul overnight in front of her four children, police said on Sunday, September 27.

By Joseph C. DeCaro, BosNewsLife Special Correspondent BAGHDAD, IRAQ (BosNewsLife)-- An organization dedicated to reportedly persecuted Christians worldwide warned Thursday, September 9, that life for minority Christians in Iraq will get worse as American troops are redeployed back to the United States

By BosNewsLife Middle East Service BAGHDAD, IRAQ (BosNewsLife)-- A car bomb exploded Tuesday, August 2, outside a Christian church in northern Iraq, injuring at least 23 people, police said.    

BAGHDAD, IRAQ (BosNewsLife)-- Authorities in northern Iraq have released a 16-year-old Christian girl who was serving a 3 1/2 years jail sentence for killing her uncle after he attacked her, observers of the case confirmed Wednesday, November 12.