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Christian Churches Become Prisons Under ISIS Control

By Rod Anderson, CP Cartoonist
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Terror group ISIS has been turning churches into prisons in the Iraq city of Mosul, which used to be the site of a large Christian community before it was driven out by the jihadists.

Fides News Agency reported on Tuesday that a number of detainees were recently sent to the ancient Chaldean church of the Immaculate Conception in the eastern part of the city. Sources have shared that St. George monastery has also been turned into a place for female detention, raising fears that women might be abused.

Read more at http://www.christianpost.com/news/isis-jihadists-turn-churches-into-prisons-in-formerly-christian-city-of-mosul-130587/

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