Two wounded in Duhok stabbing attack targeting Christians

The attack left two Akitu celebrants wounded, with one reportedly in critical condition

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Iraqi Christians face identity, exodus crisis amid decades of violence

Iraqi Christians, among the nation’s oldest religious communities, have faced decades of violence, displacement, and marginalization, reducing their population from 1.5 million before 2003 to approximately 250,000 today. Challenges include the aftermath of terrorist attacks, such as the 2010 church siege in Baghdad, property disputes, and lack of rebuilding efforts in war-torn areas like Mosul and the Nineveh Plains.

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Assyrian leader says Kurdistan elections will restore legitimacy, criticizes court's Christian quota ruling

Yonadam Kanna, Secretary of the Assyrian Democratic Movement, said the upcoming Kurdistan parliamentary elections will help restore legitimacy to the Kurdistan Region’s political institutions but expressed concern over a recent Federal Court decision that reduced Christian quota seats.

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Kurdistan Region to hold elections in October

The Kurdistan Region’s presidency has set October 20 to hold parliamentary elections, a move welcomed by Iraq and the EU.

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Registration for Kurdistan Region’s elections extended again: IHEC

The Independent High Electoral Commission on Monday extended the registration period for the Kurdistan Region’s elections by three days, making it the second extension in a month.

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Iraq's top Christian leader reinstated as head of church

Iraq's Prime Minister reinstates Cardinal Louis Raphael Sako as Chaldean Catholic church patriarch.

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KDP registers for Kurdish parliamentary elections

The Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) has registered for the Kurdistan Region's upcoming parliamentary elections upon its demands partially met.

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Alarming drop in Iraq’s Christian population: Persecution forces exodus, property seized by gangs

Iraq's Christian community, once thriving, has significantly dwindled due to conflict, persecution, and marginalization, facing property seizures, and lack of law enforcement.

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