The violence that the Christians have been suffering for some time in Iraq "is part of a political plan aimed at creating disruption and conflict between the different components of the population" and "the evacuation, in the dramatic ways it has been carried out, is a deliberate, very dangerous thing, a shove towards the division and partition of the country". It has been stated in a note sent to SIR by the Bishops Conference of Iraq (Aeci) that gathered on October 29th in Erbil to review "the latest dramatic, alarming and regrettable incidents of Mosul". "With a sense of moral and patriotic responsibility", the Bishops insist that "Christians are an integral part of the whole national fabric of Iraq. The public authority they state should have taken action quickly to protect them and prevent them suffering abuse. What happened is in conflict with the responsibility of the State to protect all its citizens. Let the state find a radical solution to the problem of the evacuees from Mossul, to let them go back to their homes, refund the damage they suffered and watch over their security". (continued)
