Pope Francis' visit brings Iraqi Kurdistan's safe-haven status into sharp focus

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By Kim in News
Updated 3 years ago

IRBIL / MEXICO CITY: On a recent morning, as Sahar Ayoub gently turned the pages of her Bible, she contemplated the trauma that her family experienced when Daesh militants seized the northern town of Qaraqosh in the Nineveh governorate almost seven years ago. She and her husband Ameer Bahnam were forced to flee with their three children when the extremist group launched its

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