As
many as 1.5 million Christians have fled Iraq since the rise of Islamic State,
according to an Iraqi MP.
Speaking
to Anadolu Agency, Christian lawyer Josef Sleve said that just
14 years ago, there had been nearly two milliion Christians in Iraq.
There
are now between 500,000 and 850,000.
'This
means that over the past 14 years, some 1.5 million Christians have emigrated to
other countries," said Sleve.
The
exodus began after the 2003 invasion of Iraq by a coalition including forces
from the US, Australia, the UK and Poland. But most fled the terrors of Islamic
State, which wants to wipe out Christians and is notorious for its executions by
beheading. CP.
