Christian Victims in the Middle East

CHRISTIAN VICTIMS IN THE MIDDLE EAST The horrific violence in the Middle East has led to the displacement of millions of Christians who have lived in their homeland from Biblical times. These Christians were given a choice: pay a fine, recant their faith, or die. SYRIA 7.6 MILLION IDPS' (Internally Displaced Persons) About -out of total population of 18 million- 12.2 MILLION people in Syria are in need of emergency relief assistance. At least 220 SYRIANS were kidnapped? More than 220,000 DEATHS 3 have been recorded as of March 2015. in late Feb 2015 around Tall Tamr SYRIA IRAQ IRAQ As of April 2015, Iraq had Mosul was home to 2.6 MILLION IDPS 35,000 CHRISTIANS Now there is ZERO. (Internally Displaced Persons) 79,965 REFUGEES As of March 2015, more than are children between the ages of 3 and 17. 100,000 CHRISTIAN refugees crowd Erbil 7 Refugees spend an average of 17 YEARS in temporary camps. Refugees are unlikely to see their homes again for years MANY OF THESE REFUGEES WILL REMAIN IN THEIR “TEMPORARY" SHELTERS AND NOT SEE THEIR HOMES FOR YEARS, IF NOT DECADES. THEY NEED QUR HELP. THEY ARE CHRISTIANS AT RISK Sources: 1. USAID (2015, March 31). Syria - Complex Emergency, Fact Sheet #5, Fiscal Year 2015. Retrieved from http://www.usaid.gov/sites/default/files/documents/1866/syria_ce_fs05_03-31-2015.pdf 2. Holmes, O. and Perry, T., (2015, February 26). Air strikes hit Islamic State in Syria after Christians abducted. Retrieved from http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/02/26/us-mideast-crisis-syria-christians-idUSKBNOLUOKX20150226 3. USAID (2015, March 31). Syria - Complex Emergency, Fact Sheet #5, Fiscal Year 2015. Retrieved from http://www.usaid.gov/sites/default/files/documents/1866/syria_ce_fs05_03-31-2015.pdf 4. Ibid 5. Irag: CCCM Camp Status Map. (2015, April 29). Retrieved from http://reliefweb.int/map/iraq/iraq-cccm-camp-status-map-29-apr-2015 6. Rubin, A., (2014, July 18). ISIS Forces Last Iragi Christians to Flee Mosul. Retrieved from http://www.nytimes.com/2014/07/19/world/middleeast/isis-forces-last-iraqi-christians-to-flee-mosul.html?_r=0 7. Syria Regional Refugee Response (Updated 2015, May 5). Retrieved from http://data.unhcr.org/syrianrefugees/region.php?id=65&country 103 8. Iraq Monthly Update. (2015, March). Retrieved from http://data.unhcr.org/syrianrefugees/download.php?id=8689 9. Betts, A. (2013, January 3). Retrieved from http://www.theguardian.com/global-development-professionals-network/2013/jan/04/refugees-camp-innovation-creativity Design: mnoriega.com