The ISIS Caliphate and the Churches | MEMRI – The Middle East Media Research Institute

The ISIS Caliphate and the Churches | MEMRI – The Middle East Media Research Institute

Islamic State „Abolishes“ Pact of Omar Al-Qaeda in Iraq and its successor the Islamic State of Iraq (ISI) directed most of their sectarian focus on the Shi’a; however, as early as March 2007, the State’s proto-caliph, „Commander of the Faithful“ Abu Omar Al-Baghdadi (Hamid Al-Zawi) described Christians as fair game: Raqqa and Mosul as Test Cases Improvising in Libya, Taking Hostages in Syria Image from ISIS video: Vandalizing a church in Mosul Mourners march during a funeral for victims of an at…