2008 attacks on Christians in Mosul

Series of targeted attacks December 2022 2008 attacks on Christians Mosul, Iraq Christians October 2008 – January 2009 Killings, intimidation >40ar:سبعة ضحايا بانفجار استهدف كنيسة "مار توما " وسط الموصل http://www.almadapaper.net/news.php?action=view&id=7679 26 October 2011 al-Mada 12 December 2009 ar https://web.archive.org/web/20120425134527/http://www.almadapaper.net/news.php?action=view&id=7679 25 April 2012 dead 2008 attacks on Christians in Mosul was a series of attacks which targeted Iraqi Christians in Mosul, Iraq. The Christians of Mosul, who were already targeted during the Iraq War, left the city en masse heading to Assyrian villages in Nineveh Plains and Iraqi Kurdistan. Both Sunni extremists, and Kurdish Peshmerga were blamed for the attacks. Background Christians and religious minorities in general were badly affected by the rise of Islamic fundamentalism after the invasion of Iraq. A number of Christians were killed in Baghdad and Mosul, and on 1 August 2004 a series of explosions targeted Churches in Baghdad, Mosul and Kirkuk leaving 15 dead and 71 injured.At least 15 killed in Iraq church blasts http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2004/08/02/1091298606964.html 26 October 2011 Sydney Morning Herald 3 August 2004 On 13 March 2008, the body of the Chaldean Archbishop of the city, Paulos Faraj Rahho, was found buried in a shallow grave near Mosul. Rahho was the highest ranking Christian cleric to be killed in Iraq.Archbishop Paul Faraj Rahho: The Times obituary http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/obituaries/article3547009.ece https://web.archive.org/web/20080517091603/http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/obituaries/article3547009.ece dead 17 May 2008 26 October 2011 The Times 14 March 2008 Attacks October attacks The first series of attacks started in October when Christians families were given choice of death or converting to Islam.Thousands of Christians flee Iraq city http://articles.cnn.com/2008-10-16/world/iraq.christians.mosul_1_mosul-christian-families-northern-iraqi-city https://archive.today/20120707100451/http://articles.cnn.com/2008-10-16/world/iraq.christians.mosul_1_mosul-christian-families-northern-iraqi-city dead 7 July 2012 26 October 2011 CNN 16 October 2008 By the end of the month around 14 Christians were killedSpokesman: Shooter in Iraqi uniform kills U.S. troops http://articles.cnn.com/2008-11-12/world/iraq.violence_1_iraqi-soldier-roadside-bomb-nineve https://archive.today/20120708100503/http://articles.cnn.com/2008-11-12/world/iraq.violence_1_iraqi-soldier-roadside-bomb-nineve dead 8 July 2012 26 October 2011 CNN 12 November 2008 and more than 13,000 were forced to flee to Nineveh Plains.Iraq pledges $900K to help displaced Christians http://articles.cnn.com/2008-11-02/world/iraq.christians_1_iraqi-christians-iraqi-refugees-christian-families https://archive.today/20130119084549/http://articles.cnn.com/2008-11-02/world/iraq.christians_1_iraqi-christians-iraqi-refugees-christian-families dead 19 January 2013 26 October 2011 CNN 2 November 2008 The Iraqi government gave $900,000 to help the refugees. November attacks Seven bodies belonging to Christians were found in the streets of Mosul on early November. A house belonging to Syriac Catholic sisters was attacked and two nuns were killed and a third severely injured.Fleeing Christians Face New Hardships in Turkey http://www.compassdirect.org/english/country/iraq/2008/newsarticle_5687.html https://web.archive.org/web/20110808082201/http://www.compassdirect.org/english/country/iraq/2008/newsarticle_5687.html usurped 8 August 2011 26 October 2011 Compass Direct News 14 November 2008 Around 500 families were forced to flee the city as a result, where they found refuge in Churches and with relatives in nearby villages.Attacks in Mosul force Christians to flee https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna27131493 26 October 2011 NBC News 10 November 2008 Aftermath 2009 attacks In January 2009 15 Christians were killed in Mosul and more Christians fled to the Nineveh Plains and Christian villages in Iraqi Kurdistan seeking safety.July 2017 Accusation of Kurdish involvement The Christians, however, blamed the attack on the Peshmerga, who were forcing Christians out of their homes by threatening them with death or by killing them. Eyewitnesses claimed that some of the assailants, because of their accent, were easily identified as Kurds attempting to pose as Arabs.National Public Radio – 'Some Displaced Iraqi Christians Ponder Kurds' Role' https://www.npr.org/2008/10/28/96103301/some-displaced-iraqi-christians-ponder-kurds-roleIraqi_MP_Peshmerga_-_not_al-Qaeda_-_targeting_Christians_in_Mosul_ http://news.trendaz.com/index.shtml?show=news&newsid=1319626&lang=ENAugust 2019 InternetArchiveBot yes Rumour circulated that Kurds were posing as Arabs and had secretly targeted the Christians in order to draw them towards the Kurdish side during an anticipated referendum concerning the Disputed territories of northern Iraq, of which the Christians form a substantial minority. Some Iraqi and American military officials denied the allegations of Kurdish responsibility.http://www.mcclatchydc.com/103/story/55711.html Kurdish expansion squeezes northern Iraq's minorities McClatchy 2008-12-02 https://web.archive.org/web/20090809174004/http://www.mcclatchydc.com/103/story/55711.html 2009-08-09 dead Younadem Kana, a member of Iraq’s parliament and head of the Assyrian Democratic Movement, said media reports, including the London-based Asharq Al-Awsat newspaper, "published lies under my name" accusing the Kurds of allowing violence to displace more Mosul Christians. "My statements were changed and fabrications were published under my name," said Kana, who also heads the Assyrian Democratic Movement. He said the accusation against Kurds, first publicized at a press conference 25 October by Sunni parliamentarian Osama al-Nujaifi, were "baseless."http://www.worldmag.com/webextra/14672 Sound journalism, grounded in facts and biblical truth Accusations against Kurdish groups were also made by al-Hadba Arab political bloc of Mosul, which is led by Osama Al Naijafi and his brother, Atheel, the current governor of Nineveh.http://www.gulfnews.com/region/Iraq/10257211.html Gulfnews: Provinces in Iraq face different challenges 2008-12-02 https://web.archive.org/web/20081209134424/http://www.gulfnews.com/region/Iraq/10257211.html 2008-12-09 dead See also Paulos Faraj Rahho 2013 Iraq Christmas Day bombings 2010 Baghdad church attack 2004 Iraq churches attacks References Category:Al-Qaeda activities in Iraq Category:Christianity in Mosul Category:Massacres in 2008 Category:Massacres in 2009 Mosul 2008 attacks on Christians in Mosul Category:Mosul in the Iraq War Category:Massacres in the Iraq War Category:Mass murders in Mosul Category:October 2008 in Iraq Category:November 2008 in Iraq Category:January 2009 in Iraq Category:2008 murders in Iraq Category:2009 murders in Iraq