Iraqi Priests Released

Father Pius AffasFather Mzen Ishoa
Father Pius Affas and Father Mzen Ishoa
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Father Pius Affas (60) and Father Mzen Ishoa (35), two priests who were kidnapped by unidentified assailants in the city of Mosul on October 13 (click here for more details), were released on the morning of October 22. Both are reportedly in good health.

For more information on the persecution of Christians in Iraq, go to the Iraq Country Report.

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Iraq Profile

Location
Asia

Population
30,399,572 (July 2011 est.)

Ethnicity (%)
Arab (75-80), Kurdish (15-20), Turkoman, Assyrian, or other (5)

Religion (%)
Muslim (95.91), Other (1.90), Christian (1.59), Non-religious (0.60)

Leader
President Jalal Talabani

Government type
Parliamentary democracy

Legal system

Based on European civil and Islamic law

Statistics provided by CIA World Factbook and Operation World.