In the aftermath of the war in Iraq, the country’s Christian population has decreased from 1.4 million to 250,000.
Alongside its other findings, the Chilcot Report released this morning suggests that the devastating impact on Iraqi Christians and other religious minorities was predicted at the time.
Lord David Alton warned in 2003 about the risk to Shia Muslims, Marsh Arabs, Kurds and Assyrian Christians, telling the House of Lords: "It is essential that their suffering is minimised in the aftermath of any possible conflict."
