Assyrian Christians have written a letter to President Barack Obama urging him to create a separate Assyrian state within Iraq. The plea comes as the result of massive persecution that has driven more than 15,000 Christians from their homes in the heavily Assyrian city of Mosul. The letter states that persecution has become so extreme that the survival of the ethnic group hangs in the balance.
Assyrians Appeal to Obama
by RELEVANT
February 12, 2009
