Jihadists have seized Qaraqosh, the largest Christian town in Iraq near Mosul (north), and abandoned in the night by Kurdish forces surrounding areas, reported Thursday the fleeing inhabitants and a religious leader.
“I know now that the cities of Qaraqosh, Tal kayf, Bartella and Karamlesh were emptied of their inhabitants and are now under the control of insurgents,” said Bishop Joseph Thomas, Chaldean archbishop of Kirkuk and Sulaymaniyah.
The decision by the jihadists of areas of northern Iraq where there were a large part of the country’s Christians Thursday pushed tens of thousands of people to flee, announced an archbishop and witnesses.
“This is a disaster, a tragic situation. We call on the Security Council of the UN to intervene immediately. Tens of thousands of terrified people are forced from their homes when we speak, we can not describe what is happening, “said Bishop Joseph Thomas.
Reuters and AFP
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