Assyrians
Fighting fire with fire
ISIS has brought terror to Iraq’s Christian community. Now there’s a military fightback – but could it make things even worse?
There’s a good reason Christians rarely take up arms in the Middle East
Christian militias are merely defending villages from an enemy that will show no mercy. But in doing so they must make dangerous choices
Reports: ISIS releases 50 Assyrian Christian hostages
Some 185 remain prisoners of the terrorists, according to news agency
ISIS captures Syrian town that is home to thousands of Christians
Takeover of town is a threat to monks at Mar Elian monastery
ISIS demands $23 million for release of Assyrian Christians
Over 200 hostages now face a Sharia court in Raqqa
Christian leaders call for help in face of ISIS onslaught in Syria
ISIS militants have stepped up their attacks on Assyrian Christian towns in northern Syria.
Churches burned as ISIS carry out mass kidnapping of Christians in Syria
Assyrian Christians appeal for help after at least 90 people were abducted from villages in the north-east of the country
Iraqi Christians form militia to fight ISIS
Group aims to take back Nineveh Plains from Islamists
Islamic State invasion is ‘attempted genocide’, says patriarch
Christian and Yazidi refugees living in horrific conditions, clerics find
