Iraq Inches Toward Governance As Baghdad Assyrians Consider Fleeing
International Christian Concern
Posted 2018-10-03 21:58 GMT
Washington -- International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that on October 2, 2018, Iraq's interim government took a positive step toward breaking months of deadlock by naming a new president and prime minister. However, negotiations remain underway regarding several other key government positions.
The government has struggled to form since the contested May election. This has contributed to a steep security decline, increasing the vulnerability of Iraq's Christians, especially in the capital city of Baghdad.
"The random murdering taking place over the years is increasing because we don't have government. The militias are in charge of the country," Nagham, a Baghdad Christian, told ICC.
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Saddam got the keys to the city of Detroit because he gave quite generously I believe to a Christian Church there.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/guess-who-got-the-key-to-detroit/That's no vindication of him but it might indicate the complexities at stake. Were Christians doing better under Saddam? Apparently so.
