Many Christians fled Iraq after the fall of Saddam Hussein as persecution escalated. As Islamic State has taken control of large parts of the country, Christians and other minorities have been forced to convert, pay a punitive tax or be killed. An estimated 100,000 people fled their homes in Mosul, the largely Christian region in northern Iraq, as Isis advanced on the region in late 2014. There have been public killings of Christians by Isis, some of them recorded and broadcast for propaganda purposes, and most churches have been demolished.

Christian population 300,000

Population 36m

Iraq

Many Christians fled Iraq after the fall of Saddam Hussein as persecution escalated. As Islamic State has taken control of large parts of the country, Christians and other minorities have been forced to convert, pay a punitive tax or be killed. An estimated 100,000 people fled their homes in Mosul, the largely Christian region in northern Iraq, as Isis advanced on the region in late 2014. There have been public killings of Christians by Isis, some of them recorded and broadcast for propaganda purposes, and most churches have been demolished.

Christian population 300,000

Population 36m

Iraq

Many Christians fled Iraq after the fall of Saddam Hussein as persecution escalated. As Islamic State has taken control of large parts of the country, Christians and other minorities have been forced to convert, pay a punitive tax or be killed. An estimated 100,000 people fled their homes in Mosul, the largely Christian region in northern Iraq, as Isis advanced on the region in late 2014. There have been public killings of Christians by Isis, some of them recorded and broadcast for propaganda purposes, and most churches have been demolished.

Christian population 300,000

Population 11.2m

Iraq