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In mid 2014, the city of Mosul, Iraq fell to ISIL militants. As they laid siege to the city and eventually took over, an act they were quick to undertake was to identify non-Muslim homes and businesses. They specifically targeted Mosul Christians descended from Assyrian converts in 1 ^st and 2 ^nd century AD and marked them for persecution or extermination. Ultimately, families were driven from their homes, local Mosul clergy were attacked, and people were robbed and beaten as they fled the city in July and August of 2014 simply because of their religion.

 

The symbol these fanatics used to target Christians was the Arabic letter “N” pronounced “noon” which the first letter of the Arabic word “Nasari” meaning “Nazarene” in English. The Islamists considered the word “Nasari” to be an insult or a term of shame.