Friday, October 20, 2017

Mideast Christians Need World Leaders' Help; Still Need to Be Protected Despite Defeat of IS

A Catholic charity organization has said that despite recent major victories against the Islamic State (IS) terror group, unless world leaders make a change, IS may still destroy the Christian population in Iraq and Syria, the Christian Headlines website reports today (October 20, 2017).


"We have seen drastic reductions in the Christian populations in many nations in the Middle East. Iraq might very well have lost 80 percent of their native Christian people," Edward Clancy, ACN (Aid to the Church in Need) director of outreach told The Christian Post. "Syria might have lost 50 percent."


Middle East church leaders have said they feel "forgotten" by the international community.


"They need our help. It is more than just guaranteeing property rights for returning families. The security of their communities is a major issue. It is about leaders not being afraid to say that these Christians belong in their ancestral towns and that they deserve to be supported and protected," Clancy said.

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