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One of the results of “Operation Iraqi Freedom” has been refugees. In the ethnic fighting after the invasion, millions of people have left their homes. Many have moved out of their homes, into parts of Iraq where they can live. Many more have left the country entirely. Here are some
statistics.
When one begins to research this business, he is surprised by the story of the Christians in Iraq. This is ironic, considering the “Christian Conservative” support for the war in America, and the outbreak of anti-Islamic feeling. Apparently, the Christian community in Iraq is not worthy of concern.
Christians once made up an estimated five percent of Iraq. Some of the oldest communities in the country were Christian. With the “ethnic cleansing” after the invasion, the Sunni/Shia militias apparently take a dim view of Christians. Many have found asylum in Syria.
An estimated 1.4 million Iraqi refugees are now in Syria. A country of twenty million, in a space the size of South Dakota, this must be a burden. Syria is a neighbor, and enemy, of Israel, and is routinely condemned in the American press as a result.
It is believed, though not provable, that Israel has taken in zero refugees from Iraq. The United States, a country bearing a great responsibility for the refugee crisis, had taken in an estimated 19,800 at the time the statistics were compiled.
Many of the Iraqis in Syria have become sex workers . Many of their customers are wealthy Saudis on holiday. Apparently, Syria is not as strict about Islamic rules as other countries in that region.
Pictures are from the ” Special Collections and Archives,Georgia State University Library”