Alarm bells ring for Iraqi Christians
SIR – I concur with John Pontifex’s views in his accurate but disturbing article “Caught in the middle” (Cover story, January 17). Being of Iraqi origin myself, I try to keep up with news concerning our remaining ancient Christians of Iraq. They are in a very precarious position indeed.
The Shia rulers of Iraq are definitely under the influence of Iran’s religious rulers, and Iraq’s forces are no match for the more powerful Iranian/Shabak militias that are giving the Christians of the Nineveh Plains such a hard time. But bear in mind that Sunni extremists such as ISIS are even worse.
