In an interview with krg.org, the Chaldean Archbishop of the Diocese of Erbil, Archbishop Bashar Matti Warda, highlights the situation of the Christians who fled persecution by Islamic State militants in the Ninevah plains and Mosul and took refuge in the Kurdistan Region.

He discusses their plight as IDPs, praises the role of the Kurdistan Region in assisting them, and calls upon the international community to help the displaced people return to their homes and assist the Kurdistan Regional Government in its confrontation against the terrorist organisation.

Following is the full interview:

http://www.krg.org/a/d.aspx?s=040000&l=12&a=52147