I recently saw images of the hauntingly empty Iraqi town of Qaraqosh, near Mosul, which was taken by ISIS in 2014. It had a population of 50,000 mostly Assyrian Christians, but is now totally abandoned.
The militants have used every means to erase the town of its Christian identity defiling and destroying its beautiful church buildings.
In August 2014, the militants swept through towns around Mosul and forced thousands to flee. Qaraqoshâs Christians abandoned their homes and have still not returned, even though the town has now been liberated from IS.
George Carey: #Middleeast Christians face extinction-the next Govt must prevent it https://t.co/uGS1az7al1 #terrorism #persecutedchurch #uk
— Kendall Harmon (@KendallHarmon6) May 9, 2017