Iraqi Christians speed exodus to Kurdistan

BAGHDAD, Iraq (Worthy News)– A modern day exodus of Christians into the autonomous Kurdish regions of Iraq greatly increased after a series of attacks against them, according to the International Organization for Migration.

Simply put, many Christians were either leaving Iraq, or planning to.

Earlier this year, more than 1,000 families moved to Iraqi Kurdistan after an All Saints Eve attack on a church in Baghdad by Al-Qaeda militants left 44 worshippers and two priests dead.

“Our monitors do report though that they are hearing of many emigrations abroad, and many more who hope to emigrate in the future,” said IOM Displacement Monitoring Officer Keegan de Lancie.