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Is a small village East of Irbil in Arbil Province in Iraq. It was one of the Centres of the CIA controlled ICD, until Saddam Husseins forces invaded in 1991, with the cooperation of Barzani. Recently it has become a home for thousands of Internally displaced persons,(2) mostly christians fleeing Mosul and Baghdad escaping persectution.

It had been home to the Jacobite christians for some centuries(1)


References

  • (1) International Journal of Kurdish Studies | Date: 1/1/2006 The Kurdish tribes of the Ottoman Empire.
  • (2) http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_kmafp/is_200412/ai_n8607366 Kurdish Christians await Christmas with excitement and trepidation
  • (3) Michael Luo; The New York Times; 18/10/06 Wisam H. Habeeb and Khalid al-Ansary "Threat rises for Iraqi Christians"
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