On 10th anniversary of ISIS capturing of Mosul in Iraq, only 50 Christian families remained in the city
MOSUL, Iraq — This week marks the 10th anniversary of controlling Mosul in Iraq by the Islamic State (ISIS).
As Mosul recovers, only about 50 Christian families live in the city that just two decades ago was filled with hundreds of thousands of Christians, the Persecution website reported.
The report declared that in 2014, ISIS invaded Mosul which was once a rich tapestry of ethnic and religious co-existence, with the majority Sunni community joined by Shite Muslims, Yezidis and Christians, indicating that ISIS led to a genocide against them, and thousands of Christians fled to the Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI).
ISIS marked Christian properties with the Arabic letter “ن” or “N,” used as a derogative term for Christians.
The report added that the battle of Mosul liberation from ISIS in 2017 constitutes what historians consider the fiercest urban battle since World War II.
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