"Iraqi Christians have been uprooted from their land, and the international community must protect them". These are the conclusions reached by a delegation of Dutch politicians and journalists that from March 28th to April 5th visited Northern Iraq to meet over one hundred refugees, Assyrian leaders, NGOs working in the area as well as members of the UN Refugees Office and the Red Cross. As reported by the Assyrian agency Aina, which relayed the news, the Dutch MP, Joel Voordewind, stated that, "in this area of the north of the country, Christians are comparatively safe, but they live as outcasts, for instance they cannot work for any governmental body unless they are members of the Kurdish party, the Kdp, or unless they own land confiscated by the Kurds". In the rest of the country, Islamists keep attacking the families. It has been estimated that approximately 95% of the refugees have lost at least one family member due to Islamic terrorists. The Dutch MP hopes "the international community will do more for the Christian communities, so that they will no longer been forced to leave their country".
