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Kurdish Officials Seize 1,500 Dunams of Land in Iraqi Christian Village of Bakhetme. Bakhetme is an ancient Iraqi Christian village located in the Dohuk Governorate of northern Iraq, home to generations of Christian families predating modern borders and regional authorities. 1,500 dunams is equivalent to 370 acres, which

BAGHDAD — Chaldean Catholic Patriarch Cardinal Louis Raphaël Sako is facing an escalating campaign of intimidation after a Christmas Mass message was widely misread—and then weaponized—by hardline voices in Iraq and beyond. According to statements from the Chaldean Patriarchate and reporting on the incident, Cardinal Sako used the word

Kirkuk, Iraq - December 19, 2025 Colonel Zaid Adel Subaih Jirjis, a senior Iraqi Christian police officer, was shot and killed outside his home in the Arafa area of Kirkuk on Friday, December 19. Iraqi authorities have described the killing as “criminal in nature,” stating that it stemmed from personal

Washington, D.C. — Chaldean Press met with U.S. Special Envoy Mark Savaya for an exclusive interview to discuss critical issues facing Iraq’s minorities, with a particular focus on the Chaldean Christian community. The interview was conducted shortly after Special Envoy Savaya was honored by President Donald Trump at

TROY, Mich. (Oakland County) — A late-night armed robbery at a Troy gas station is now headed to circuit court after Troy Police say a suspect entered the store carrying what appeared to be an AK-style rifle, pointed it at the clerk, and demanded cash. According to Troy Police, the armed

BAKHDIDA / MICHIGAN / SYRIA - Ayad Mansoor Sakat, an Iraqi Christian and U.S. civilian interpreter who served alongside American forces during the Iraq War, was killed in Syria on December 13, 2025. He was 54 years old. Sakat was born in Bakhdida (Qaraqosh), one of Iraq’s historic Christian towns,

Shaqlawa, Northern Iraq At least 40 Chaldean Christian graves were deliberately vandalized and destroyed in a Christian cemetery in Shaqlawa, marking one of the most serious attacks on Christian religious sites in the region in recent years. Photographs and videos from the site show crosses smashed, headstones broken, and graves