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131 Christians killed in one day for not leaving Mosul
*Mosul is located in Iraq, not Israel or Palestine, hence the separate thread.
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Omid Sabah, spokesperson of the Kurdish presidency, said that “acts have caused a number of deaths among Christians,” and that many had fled to the Kurdistan Region for shelter.
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A deadline for Christians to leave Mosul or submit to the Islamic State has passed, but not without universal condemnation. At least 131 people were killed and 83 more were wounded in attacks and clashes.
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Kurdish President Massoud Barzani said that Iraq faces partition if the government does not work at establishing a "true partnership." He insisted that everyone has a natural right to self-determination, including the Kurds. But, even as the Kurds try to work within the current Iraqi system, it appears that they are still headed towards independence.
His son, Masrour Barzani, who is the head of the National Security Council in Iraqi Kurdistan, warned the international community of blowback from Iraq. He said the West should feel responsible for the Islamic State now being well armed and that they must do more to stop them.
A deadline for Christians to convert, pay a tax, or leave Mosul has now passed. Many have abandoned their belongings and property to flee to Kurdistan. Christians have been in the area since the early days of their religion.
Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki took time to criticize the Islamic State for persecuting the Christian community. Meanwhile, trying to comfort the Christians, Pope Francis said he knew of their suffering and is in constant prayer for them. The most prominent Christian in Iraq, Louis Raphaël I Sako, compared the Islamic State with Genghis Khan, who sacked Baghdad but did not chase out Christians. Also, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon expanded his condemnation of the Islamic State to include other, non-Christian minorities, such as the Shabaks, Turkmen, and Yazidi groups.
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