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Updated 11/18/2009 8:37 PM GMT

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Kidnapped Christian Doctor Freed in Critical Condition

Published in 2009

ISTANBUL, September 22 (CDN) — Islamic kidnappers in Kirkuk, Iraq last week dumped a Christian doctor in critical condition in front of a mosque after 29 days of torture and threats to him and his family. Thanks to his 23-year-old daughter’s negotiations with the ....

Gunmen Kill Christians in Kirkuk

Published in 2009

ISTANBUL, April 27 (CDN) — Gunmen in Iraq shot five Chaldean Catholic Christians in their Kirkuk homes on Sunday (April 26) in two separate attacks, killing three and injuring two. Cousins Suzan Latif David and Muna Banna David were killed at 10 p.m. in a suburb of the ....

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