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Syriac Orthodox and Assyrians Christians Gather in LA in Solidarity with Christians of Mosul

With a worldwide demanded effort under the name “DEMAND FOR ACTION”, are taking place to raise awareness of the ongoing ethnic and religious cleansing of the Iraqi & Syrian Christian communities. A large number of Syriac Orthodox and Assyrians people gathered together in front of the Federal Building, holding banners written against the Christians’ genocide and unhuman actions have taken place in Iraq, to express their solidarity with uprooted Christians in Mosul in particular.

The gathering (over a thousand people) was attended by clergy of both Syriac and Assyrians clergy, who addressed the protesters in their speech to stand united against the violence and unhuman acts have done against their brothers and sisters in Iraq by so called Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), asking the United States, United Nations, global humane organizations and human rights, to intervene to stop such acts, condemning this crime against humanity.

According to some news agencies, 45 Christian Institutions in Mosul Destroyed or Occupied by ISIS.

(AINA) Since taking over Mosul on June 10, ISIS, all 45 Christian institutions in Mosul have been destroyed, occupied, converted to mosques, converted to ISIS headquarters or shuttered.

The following is the complete list of the Christian institutions in Mosul, grouped by denomination.

Syriac Orthodox Church:
Syrian Orthodox Archdiocese - Shurta Neighborhood
Mar Ephrem Church – Shurta Neighborhood
The Antiquarian Church of Saint Ahodemi – Bab Al-Jadeed Neighborhood
Mar (Saint) Touma Church and cemetery (the old Bishopric) - Khazraj Neighborhood
Church of Al-Tahira internal (Castle) – Maidan Neighborhood
Church of Al-Tahira external – Shifaa Neighborhood
The Seminary Theological Faculty - Shifaa Neighborhood
St. Joseph Church - The New Mosul Neighborhood

Syriac Catholic Church:
Mar Behnam (St. Behnam) Syriac Catholic monastery in the Ancient Christian town of Nimrod is now occupied by ISIS.
Syrian Catholic Diocese - Maidan Neighborhood, Mosul
The Old Church of the Immaculate – Maidan Neighborhood, Mosul (The church goes back to the eighth century AD)
The New Church of the Immaculate - Maidan Neighborhood
Church of Mar (Saint) Toma - Khazraj Neighborhood
Museum of Mar (Saint) Toma - Khazraj Neighborhood
Church of Our Lady of the Annunciation - Muhandiseen Neighborhood
Church of the Virgin of Fatima - Faisaliah Neighborhood
Our Lady of Deliverance Chapel - Shifaa Neighborhood
The House of the Young Sisters of Jesus - Ras Al-Kour Neighborhood Archbishop's Palace Chapel - Dawasa Neighborhood

Holy Apostolic Catholic Assyrian Church of the East:
Diocese of the Assyrian Church of the East – Noor Neighborhood
Assyrian Church of the East, Dawasa Neighborhood
Church of the Virgin Mary (old rite) - Wihda Neighborhood

Chaldean Church of Babylon:
Chaldean Diocese - Shurta Neighborhood
Miskinta Church - Mayassa Neighborhood
The Antiquarian Church of Shimon alSafa - Mayassa Neighborhood
Church of Mar (Saint) Buthyoon - Shahar AlSouq Neighborhood
Church of St. Ephrem, Wady AlAin Neighborhood
Church of St. Paul - Majmooaa Al-Thaqafiya District
The Old Church of the Immaculate (with the bombed archdiocese)- Shifaa Neighborhood
Church of the Holy Spirit - Bakir Neighborhood
Church of the Virgin Mary - Drakziliya Neighborhood
Ancient Church of Saint Isaiah and Cemetery - Ras AlKour Neighborhood
Mother of Aid Church - Dawasa Neighborhood
The Antiquarian Church of St. George- Khazraj Neighborhood
St. George Monastery with Cemetery - Arab Neighborhood
Monastery of AlNasir (Victory) - Arab Neighborhood
Convent of the Chaldean Nuns - Mayassa Neighborhood
Monastery of St. Michael - Hawi Church Neighborhood
The Antiquarian Monastery of St. Elijah - Ghazlany Neighborhood

Armenian Orthodox Church:
Armenian Church - Maidan Neighborhood
The New Armenian Church - Wihda Neighborhood

Evangelical Presbyterian Church:
Evangelical Presbyterian Church - Mayassa Neighborhood

Latin Church:
Latin Church and Monastery of the Dominican Fathers and Convent of Katrina Siena Nuns - Sa'a Neighborhood
Convent of the Dominican Sisters, - Mosul Al-Jadeed Neighborhood
Convent of the Dominican Sisters (Al-Kalima Monastery) - Majmooaa Al-Thaqafiya District
House of Qasada AlRasouliya (Apostolic Aim)
(Institute of St. John the Beloved)

Cemeteries:
Christian Cemetery in the Ekab Valley which contains a small chapel.