Islamic State Archives

2 women convicted in failed 2016 Notre Dame car bomb plot

Associated Press, Church in Europe
Oct 15, 2019

Two women who pledged allegiance to the Islamic State group and tried to blow up a car near Notre Dame cathedral in 2016 were convicted Monday of terrorism charges and sentenced to 30 and 25 years in prison after apologizing for their actions.

Iraqi Christians fear returning home, wary of Shiite militia

Associated Press, Church in the Middle East
Feb 11, 2019

In the main square in the northern Iraqi town of Bartella stands a large cross, one of the few overt signs the town was historically Christian.

Mass grave of Christians killed by Islamic State found in Libya

Catholic News Agency, Church in Africa
Dec 30, 2018

A mass grave of 34 Ethiopian Christians executed by the so-called Islamic State group in 2015 has reportedly been unearthed in Libya.

Vatican official urges Iraq’s Christians to forgive, rebuild

Associated Press, Church in Asia/Oceania, Church in the Middle East
Dec 28, 2018

The Vatican secretary of state urged Iraqi Christians who have endured years of Islamic extremist persecution to forgive, reconcile and rebuild their broken communities as he celebrated Mass Friday in Iraq’s largest Christian town.

Christians in Egypt prepare to bury dead a day after attack

Associated Press, Church in Africa
Nov 3, 2018

Coptic Christians in the Egyptian town of Minya prepared to bury their dead on Saturday, a day after militants ambushed three buses carrying Christian pilgrims on their way to a remote desert monastery, killing seven and wounding 19.

U.S. aid to Iraqi Christians, Yazidis on fast track via Catholic Relief Services

Catholic News Agency, Church in the US
Jun 20, 2018

The United States Agency for International Development has announced it is investing $10 million into coalitions led by Catholic Relief Services and Heartland Alliance to help rebuild Christian and other minority communities in Iraq who suffered genocide under the Islamic State.