iraq

  1. public hermit

    U.S. military airstrikes target militias backed by Iran in Syria, Iraq

    The U.S. military launched airstrikes against Iranian-backed militias in Syria in retaliation for drone attacks, the Pentagon announced Sunday evening. The strikes targeted sites that been used to launch drone attacks on U.S. personnel and facilities in Iraq, Pentagon press secretary John Kirby...
  2. dzheremi

    Talk on the active Syriac Orthodox monasteries in the Middle East by Dr. Gewargis Acis

  3. dzheremi

    History of Christianity in Qaraqosh, Mesopotamia (modern northern Iraq)

    I couldn't sleep and was reading through Geoffrey Khan's grammar of the Neo-Aramaic dialect of Qaraqosh (Brill, 2002) last night and found the following interesting information on the history of Christianity (Orthodox and otherwise) in the area in the book's introductory material (p. 2-6). I...
  4. Pavel Mosko

    Mosul -- from 15,000 Christians to 40

    "Before ISIS, Mosul was home to 15,000 Christians. In July, Mosul was home to about 40." Mosul — from 15,000 Christians to
  5. SummerMadness

    Iraqi refugee Nadia Murad to Trump: ISIS killed family. Trump responds: 'Where are they now?'

    [Iraqi refugee Nadia Murad to Trump: ISIS killed family. Trump responds: 'Where are they now?' The only thing he seemed to care about is the fact that she received the Nobel Prize.
  6. W

    ISIS leader resurfaced in the News

    Just wanted to find a place on the internet to safely discuss any curious thoughts or scriptures that come to mind regarding this group. Ironically, today for instance, I came across Nahum chapter 1:11 which states: "From you, Nineveh, has one come forth who plots evil against the LORD and...
  7. S

    What if I told you Hillary Clinton is a corrupt warmonger?

    I am going to say this as a left-winger, while Donald Trump is an idiot, he at least isn't as bad as Hillary Clinton. Don't believe me? Just go on WikiLeaks (the organization that published her emails) and read her emails. You should also see her policies (like with disastrous anti-crime...
  8. S

    Is it true that George Bush's faith in God caused him to invade Iraq?

    George Bush: 'God told me to end the tyranny in Iraq'
  9. mikenet2006

    Hillary Clinton (A Debate on her Credibility, Temperament, and Track Record.)

    I believed that Hillary Clinton would win this election short of an FBI upset, which to the astonishment of many we're now seeing. The question now is how much support will she lose and how fast? It's late in the election cycle and we've seen record-breaking early voting this year, but if she...