Christian ‘catastrophe 100,000 are reported to be fleeing after ISIS seized Qaraqosh the biggest Christian town in the country

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div style="line-height: 18px;"> <div class="introduction" style="font-weight: bold; padding: 5px 0px;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">The town of Qaraqosh</span>- referred to as Iraq’s Christian capital – is located 30km (19 miles) south-east of the city of Mosul, which was captured by IS in June</span></div> <div class="introduction" id="story_continues_1" style="font-weight: bold; padding: 5px 0px;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Up to a quarter of Iraq’s Christians are reported to be fleeing after Islamic militants seized the minority group’s biggest town.</span></div> <div style="padding: 5px 0px;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The Islamic State (IS) group captured Qaraqosh overnight after the withdrawal of Kurdish forces.</span></div> <div style="padding: 5px 0px;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">IS has been gaining ground in northern Iraq since June, and also controls some of Syria.</span></div> <div style="padding: 5px 0px;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The US has warned that the situation for Iraq’s minority groups threatens to become a “humanitarian catastrophe”.</span></div> <div style="padding: 5px 0px;"> <img alt="" height="360" src="http://i0.wp.com/i.ytimg.com/vi/D-sfWG7j6iY/0.jpg?w=520" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; padding: 0px;" width="480"></div> </div></div>

Christian ‘catastrophe 100,000 are reported to be fleeing after ISIS seized Qaraqosh the biggest Christian town in the country

The town of Qaraqosh - referred to as Iraq’s Christian capital – is located 30km (19 miles) south-east of the city of Mosul, which was ca...

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