Iraqi Association condemns attacks on Iraqi Churches

A series of bombings hit five Christian churches in Baghdad yesterday, killing four and injuring many people. Iraqi Christians have routinely faced sectarian attacks, forcing many to flee the country. The attacks on Sunday appeared to be one of the largest single coordinated assaults against churches and Christians in Baghdad.

“Christians are an integral part of the Iraqi society, they are not newcomers, and they are not there for any superficial reason, Iraq is their country. Middle-East Christians are the people of the land where Christ was born." Said Jabbar Hasan of Iraqi Association in Hammersmith & Fulham.

We call upon the Iraqi authorities to protect them and ease the pressure on the nearly 1 million Iraqi Christians.

The Christian community in Iraq is one of the oldest in the world, and always had good relations with other communities in Iraq without any incidents of violence or discrimination.

It is particularly reprehensible when terrorists attack religious gathering at times of worships. We are greatly saddened by the deaths and injuries of the innocent victims of these heinous acts.

We call upon the Iraqi authorities to prosecute the culprits and those who are behind these evil acts.