Iraqi Christians who were forced to flee persecution by the self-proclaimed Islamic State (IS; formerly ISIS/ISIL), look set to spend another Christmas in a camp for internally displaced persons (IDP), despite the Iraqi government's declaration of victory over the group over a year ago.
Footage shot at the Mariam al-Athraa [Virgin Mary] IDP camp in the Zayouna neighbourhood of Baghdad, on Monday, shows the continuing difficulties faced by some of Iraq's roughly 200,000 Christians.
IS militants forced the flight of thousands of Iraq's Assyrian Christian population after declaring that all Christians in its territory would have to leave or be killed, following its takeover of vast swathes of Iraq in 2014.
Thousands were reportedly killed with many churches and other religious buildings being destroyed by IS militants.
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