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April 1, 2015

Syria mission a humanitarian necessity: Chaldean eparch

US Navy F-18E Super Hornets make a formation over northern Iraq before striking Islamic State targets in Syria. Canada is set to join in airstrikes against the Islamic State in Syria.

OTTAWA - The Chaldean Catholic Eparch of Canada says Canadian military intervention against the Islamic State is a humanitarian necessity to protect defenceless people in Iraq and Syria.

Published in Canada
November 21, 2014

Chaldean patriarch urges moderate Muslims to challenge extremist acts

A view shows smoke rising Nov. 20 from a Kobani, Syria, neighborhood damaged by fighting between Islamic State militants and Kurdish forces. The Chaldean Catholic patriarch has appealed to moderate Muslims to more forcefully oppose actions of Islamic Sta te militants.

VIENNA - Chaldean Catholic Patriarch Louis Sako of Baghdad implored moderate Muslims to reject "terrorism in the name of religion" and step up to challenge the actions of Islamic State militants against minority communities in Iraq.

Published in International