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And there is speculation that she may well have been killed because of her religion. From the Washington Post: Rafah Toma survived one of the most horrific attacks on Iraq’s tiny Christian community – the siege on a Baghdad church two months ago that left 68 people dead – only to be gunned down in her [...]
This is Christmas at Our Lady of Salvation Church in Baghdad: A shrine for Iraqi Christians who were killed in Al-Qaeda siege is erected at the Sayidat al-Nejat (Our Lady of Salvation) Church in Baghdad on December 23. Faced with renewed threats by Al-Qaeda and still mourning the church massacre, Christmas for Iraq’s Christian community [...]
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