*Dedicated to thamina*
Here's another prime example of how our Arab Muslim "brothers" want to help us fight the Western occupation. BY BOMBING IRAQI CHRISTIANS !!
Iraqi forces kill three Libyan 'Christmas bombers'
Kirkuk, IRAQ (Agencies)
Iraqi army special forces killed three Libyans allegedly planning suicide bombings ahead of Christmas in a raid on Monday in the northern city of Mosul, a defense ministry spokesman said.
"Special forces from the Second Brigade in Mosul killed three Libyan suicide bombers in an operation," acting on a tip-off, Major General Mohammed al-Askari said.
The soldiers raided a house in southern Mosul and came under attack with hand grenades, sparking a clash in which the three "terrorists" were killed, he said.
Security forces found three explosive vests, six hand grenades, a pistol and documents indicating the men had entered Iraq at the weekend, he said. The Libyans were planning to carry out suicide attacks ahead of Christmas.
Forty-four Christian worshippers, two priests and seven security forces personnel were killed on October 31 as gunmen seized a Baghdad cathedral and in an ensuing shoot-out when it was stormed by troops.
A dozen suspected al-Qaeda members were arrested in connection with the bloodiest attack on Iraq's Christian minority since the 2003 U.S.-led invasion. The Islamic State of Iraq (ISI), al Qaeda's local affiliate, claimed responsibility for targeting the church and warned that Christians everywhere were henceforth "legitimate targets."
Thousands of Iraqi Christians have fled their homes to semi-autonomous Kurdish areas and neighboring countries since the Catholic church in Baghdad was attacked six weeks ago, the U.N. refugee agency said on Friday.
Some 1,000 Christian families, roughly 6,000 people, have arrived in the northern Kurdish areas from Baghdad, Mosul and Nineveh, the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) said. Several thousand have crossed into Syria, Jordan and Lebanon.
Many spoke of receiving threats or leaving out of fear.
"Since the awful Baghdad church attack and subsequent targeted attacks, the Christian communities in Baghdad and Mosul have started a slow but steady exodus," UNHCR spokeswoman Melissa Fleming told a news briefing.
She said that thousands of people had fled to neighboring countries but that only several hundred had so far registered as refugees. Churches and aid groups have told the UNHCR to expect more to flee in coming weeks, she said.
Iraq's Christians once numbered 1.5 million out of a total Iraqi population of about 30 million and there are now estimated to be about 850,000, or about 3 percent of the population.
They have frequently been targeted by militants, with churches bombed and priests assassinated.
http://www.alarabiya.net/articles/2010/12/20/130273.htmlhttp://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20101220/wl_mideast_afp/iraqunrestchristianreligionlibya
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