Targeting Iraq’s Christians

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The United Nations Security Council today condemned the recent spate of terrorist attacks in Iraq. The attacks are targeting Iraq’s large Christian minority. A security council statement said the attacks were appalling, and showed a “deliberate will to destroy the Christian community.” Five people died in attacks on Christian targets in Baghdad on Wednesday, last week, insurgents linked to al-Qaeda declared that all Christians in Iraq were legitimate targets. Jane Arraf is Iraq correspondent for the Christian Science Monitor. Download MP3

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