Iraq: Remaining Christian Families Forced To Leave Mosul

By VOICE OF THE PERSECUTED on July 18, 2014 • ( 0 )

Post-Card by Sarrafian brothers of Beirut of a group of Yezidis of Jabal [mountain] of Sinjar at the Iraqi-Syrian border. The Yezidi Kurds started settling in the mountain beginning in the 13th. century following the severe persecution by the Zengid Atabeg of Mosul, Badr al-Din Lulu. and later by the frequent Ottoman campaigns against the Sheikhan Yezidis north of Mosul. The mountain was a strong hold of the Nestorian Christians, who’s Diocese ceased to exist after the 17th. century. The first of many campaigns by the Ottoman Turks, against the Yezidis of the Mountain, called by the Turks “THE SACLI DAGH”, the mountain of the “HAIRY ONE’S”, was carried by Melek Ahmad Pasha, the Vali of Diyarbekir [ 1640], the second by the Ottoman Firari Mustapha, the last occupation was in 1918, and directed against Hamu Sharu, the Sheikh of the Fuqara Yezidis, who refused to hand in the Christians refugees who sought shelter in the mountain from S.E.Turkey.

John 16….”These things I have spoken to you so that you may be kept from stumbling. “They will make you outcasts from the synagogue, but an hour is coming for everyone who kills you to think that he is offering service to God. “These things they will do because they have not known the Father or Me.…

Mosul Agenzia Fides – The last Christian families still present in Mosul are leaving the city and are heading towards Erbil, Dohuk and other areas of Iraqi Kurdistan which are considered safer.

This is confirmed by sources of the local Chaldean community to Fides Agency. The new exodus has accelerated in the past two days, after Sunni insurgents and militants of the Islamic Caliphate began to mark with letters of recognition the homes of Christians and Shiites.

As reported by the website http://www.Ankawa.com, the evacuation of the last Christians is also due to the intensification of the bombing carried out by the military government on many areas of the city, especially at night.

In many villages of the Nineveh Plain, the main emergency is currently represented by the suspension of water supply, made even more unbearable due to high temperatures. GV Agenzia Fides 18/07/2014 via The last Christian families leave Mosul – Fides News Agency.

Today, the call for Christians to leave rang out through loudspeakers throughout the city. The reason, due to the rejection of the bishops to meet the elements of Daash to dictate terms to the Christians, which is to pay tribute or convert to Islam.

Reports claim as Christians are evacuating the city, they are robbed of all their money and possessions by the militants. Some saying they are lucky to get out with their lives. The vast majority of Christian families remaining in the city began to leave and left on Thursday. A notification was posted to leave the city within a period ending by the time of the Friday sermon July 18, otherwise they would be killed.

One of the displaced Christians said, they were to leave by noon on Friday, and prevented from taking any of their property, which was being confiscated by the Islamic state[ISIS,IS]. He added, “At a checkpoint militants forced us to get out of the car, checked our identities and confiscated what we had in cash, my wife and daughter’s jewels, as well as our mobile phones before allowing us to pass.

Please pray for our Iraqi Christian brothers and sisters.

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