Christian community now a ghost town

CNN's Ben Wedeman returns to the once-prosperous Christian community of Qaraqosh, Iraq, which was recently liberated from ISIS.

[airplane]

ISIS is hurting this community gravely. Very sad.

[coolbeansbroski]

You can thank George W Bush for this mess in Iraq that he created! Thanks Bush _|_

[daniilkiparisov]

in Siria is the same story. we try to help them.

[gokunorris]

so this is what it looks like when a peaceful religion takes over

[gothictdk]

✝️🛐Lord have mercy upon this community. 🏚🏘🏚

[JamesSmith-swnk]

People who who believe in one form of b.s attacking another group of people who believe another form of b.s.

[ReginaldJackson]

Wonder if this has anything to do with the peaceful, inclusive, tolerant ideology of islam?

[saskay-lpul]

May our Lord Jesus Christ protect and help them to return to their beloved Land.

[keithkowalski]

a lot of this community has moved to Sterling Heights Michigan. They tend to stick to themselves like most immigrant communities. but they are mostly good people and their restaurants serve some kick ass food.

[ssx]

fact they are the older Christian community

[mysteriousdude]

I bet Saddam is looking like a messiah now

[andrewleethompson]

does the cameraperson need to get so close at funerals?

[Redskin]

isn't that a catholic community? christians don't do the cross with their fingers neither eat the sacramental bread, i know because my family took me to church when i was a boy, now i'm atheist and disagree with most of what they believe in but i stil love them and respect them, hope these people can be in peace one day

[HeraQueens]

"Catholic community becomes a ghost town" Catholic instead Christian.

[mohammedessa]

one of the most significant wars of our times, the Iraq war Palestine war, these are wars that make two or three giant world religions collide at certain points of history, these type of wars are the most expensive most tedious and most blood shed, all concerned parties don't want to have a perpetual 100 year war, so it either ends in a stalement or dialogue or territory lost, one of the greatest tragedies of the great lie 'iraq war' has to be the Arab christians who have either run away or died, why should Arab christians suffer for a lie they didn't commit? the Christian tribes of the Arab world are diminishing and this is a sad end to a thousand year coexistence which had its ups and downs.

[smarter]

what a mess hussein Obama left This world in.

[apelleskjv]

Catholics and Protestants and Orthodox are not saved, they are not Christians! Salvation is by faith alone and not of works aka turning away from sins! It's a free gift. NOT BY WORKS! NOT BY WORKS!

[mohammedessa]

one of the most significant wars of our times, the Iraq war Palestine war, these are wars that make two or three giant world religions collide at certain points of history, these type of wars are the most expensive most tedious and most blood shed, all concerned parties don't want to have a perpetual 100 year war, so it either ends in a stalement or dialogue or territory lost, one of the greatest tragedies of the great lie 'iraq war' has to be the Arab christians who have either run away or died, why should Arab christians suffer for a lie they didn't commit? the Christian tribes of the Arab world are diminishing and this is a sad end to a thousand year coexistence which had its ups and downs.