In 2014, so-called Islamic State swept across northern Iraq, capturing vast swathes of territory, leading to mass displacement of minority groups such as Christians, Yazidis and Turkmen.

Many of these refugees fled to the Kurdish region of northern Iraq, where local Churches sought to provide them with housing, food, and medical care.

https://iraq-solidarity.blogspot.com/2024/11/catholic-university-in-erbil-empowers.html

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