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| Iraq: UN envoy condemns killing of Christian women |
| 2008-11-13 |
| The U.N.'s top Iraq envoy on Thursday condemned the killing of two Christian sisters in Mosul, the volatile northern city where Christian residents were starting to return a month after extremist threats forced thousands to flee. Gunmen killed the sisters Wednesday as they were waiting in front of their house for a ride to work, police said. Their mother was wounded in the attack, and the U.S. military said the family's house was destroyed by bombs planted inside. U.N. special representative Staffan de Mistura "expressed his shock and outrage at the continued targeting and killing of religious minorities" in a statement. The attack came after about 13,000 Christians fled Mosul, an ethnically mixed city of Kurds, Christians and Arabs, following a spate of threats and killings last month. Sunni insurgents are believed to be behind the campaign to drive them out. Some families were starting to return because the security situation had shown signs of improvement, de Mistura said, citing a report by the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees. He called on Iraqi authorities at the national and local level to protect Christians and other minorities in Iraq and to ensure those behind the attacks "are swiftly brought to justice." Tensions are high in Mosul, where U.S. and Iraqi troops have been trying since last spring to rout insurgents from Iraq's third largest city. |
| Posted by:anonymous5089 |
| #1 It's not just the Christians, the Sunni groups are targeting Ahmadis, Sufis, Maronites, Kurds, anyone who isn't a Sunni basically. They're real shitheads. |
| Posted by: bigjim-ky 2008-11-13 11:24 |