In early October, news and rumors spread through the city of Mosul in northern Iraq that insurgents were targeting the area's Christian population. The attacks were apparently aimed at driving the Christians out of town -- a sort of "religious cleansing."Fortunately, some Christians are forming militias and are getting support from the Kurdish Regional Government.
The anti-Christian campaign reportedly began in September, with "death threats through letters, SMS and e-mails" . . . .
Gundogdu [a researcher] told World Politics Review that the threats were signed by a group calling itself "Al Mujahideen," a generic Arabic term for "freedom fighters." "After such threats, twelve Christian people were killed and three houses belonging to the Christian community were burned."
"War is Boring: Iraq's Christians Flee 'Religious Cleansing,' and Arm Themselves." By David Axe, World Politics Review, 10/29/08.
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