Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "Persecution of Christians by the Islamic State" in English language version.
"I'm sure now we have enough evidence that what is happening is genocide, deliberately aimed at destroying, not only the lives but wiping out the existence of Christians, Yazidis, and other religious minorities in the Middle East in territory controlled by ISIS," she said.
The European Parliament characterized the persecution as "genocide" Thursday.
At least a thousand Christians have been killed. Hundreds of thousands have fled.
It said that Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, whom the group has now named Caliph Ibrahim, had set a Saturday deadline for Christians who did not want to stay and live under those terms to "leave the borders of the Islamic Caliphate". "After this date, there is nothing between us and them but the sword," it said.
It said that Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, whom the group has now named Caliph Ibrahim, had set a Saturday deadline for Christians who did not want to stay and live under those terms to "leave the borders of the Islamic Caliphate". "After this date, there is nothing between us and them but the sword," it said.
At least a thousand Christians have been killed. Hundreds of thousands have fled.
The European Parliament characterized the persecution as "genocide" Thursday.