Three Years Later – Where Are the Nineveh Plains Christians?
On August 6, 2014, after an attack on Yazidis in Sinjar, Daesh came after Christians in Nineveh Plains. Over night, Daesh captured 13 villages and forced thousands of Christians to flee their homes leaving their lives behind and walking towards an uncertain future in Kurdistan. They did not take much with them as they hoped that they would be […]Ewelina U. Ochab writes for Forbes:
On August 6, 2014, after an attack on Yazidis in Sinjar, Daesh came after Christians in Nineveh Plains. Over night, Daesh captured 13 villages and forced thousands of Christians to flee their homes leaving their lives behind and walking towards an uncertain future in Kurdistan. They did not take much with them as they hoped that they would be able to return after a few days. This hope began to perish when days turned into weeks, months and years.
The thousands of Iraqi Christians found themselves in Kurdistan, mostly Ankawa, a Christian friendly district of Erbil. Kurdistan was not adequately prepared for the thousands of internally displaced persons (IDPs) arriving at once. The IDPs turned to churches for help. They found refuge in churches, church courtyards, parks, and streets - homeless but safer than in the hands of Daesh.
