MCC aids Iraqis who’ve slipped through safety net

May 15, 2017 by and

A boy carries a mattress to his temporary home after fleeing from Mosul, Iraq. An MCC partner, Zakho Small Villages Project, distributed food, cooking supplies, hygiene supplies, mattresses and other household materials that families left behind when they fled. — Waleed Muzoory/ZSVP

As more than 350,000 Iraqis have fled violence in and around the city of Mosul, Mennonite Central Committee is providing food and household supplies to those who slip through the safety net of other...

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In Iraq’s war zone, aid workers trust God

Jun 6, 2016 by and

A volunteer with Plain Compassion Crisis Response repairs a window in the city of Sinjar in northern Iraq. — Plain Compassion Crisis Response

From her home in Franklin County, Pa., 18-year-old Rosa prepared last month to depart for the city of Sinjar in northern Iraq and remain there indefinitely. Sinjar is still considered a war zone. Kurds and...

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ISIS the stuff of fears

May 23, 2016 by

Rachelle Lyndaker Schlabach

When I visited the Middle East last year, I was surprised to hear many people say that the United States created the Islamic State group and continues to support it. At first glance, the statement seems...

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To the president, at war with Islamic State

Jan 5, 2015 by

Rachelle Lyndaker Schlabach

Dear Mr. President: No doubt the group calling itself the Islamic State poses many challenges. Their actions are violent and horrifying to many people in the region and abroad. Your chosen path of military...

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CPT aids refugees seeking safety in Iraqi Kurdistan

Sep 1, 2014 by and

Yazidi Iraqis who fled the violence of Islamic State forces in the Shangal area are staying in camps in Duhok Governorate of Iraqi Kurdistan. Christian Peacemaker Teams visited the camp Aug. 15-16. An official at the Peshabur Iraq-Syria border crossing estimated that more than 100,000 people have sought refuge since Aug. 5. — CPT Iraqi Kurdistan

Christian Peacemaker Teams reports the brutal violence of militant Islamic State forces in Iraq has not changed CPT’s goals of partnering to transform violence and oppression, but it has affected how they go...

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