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Stivan Shany
The current tensions between the
two powers must not escalate. Iraq has been suffering from proxy wars for
decades; they have torn our country apart.
We are a courageous people
of hope. Since the defeat of ISIS in May 2017 by
the coalition forces, our archdiocese has been working with
other church leaders, Christian agencies, humanitarian agencies,
governments and NGOs to help rebuild
our fractured communities in Mosul and Nineveh Plain. It has
been a very challenging road to raise funds and
international support to help us to physically regain
what we lost starting in August 2014.
The current tensions are
threatening the serious fragility of
the communities, which are tired of war and
the tragic consequences of it. They have continually suffered
far too much and can no longer face an unknown future. They need
the certainty, reassurance, hope and the belief that Iraq can be
a peaceful country to live in rather than being victims and endless
collateral damage.
As Church leaders we will always
follow the path of God in seeking peace, reconciliation, mutual
dialogue and not conflict. His Beatitude Cardinal
Sako, Patriarch of the
Chaldean Church, rightly expresses the fears and
anxieties of the people and their hope to be spared from the
damage and tragedy of war. We are united in his call to prudently
seek civilised dialogue and to pray for peace.
We seek the urgent action of the
international community to use their influence to diffuse the tensions.
Our prayer is for peace and that dialogue resulting in a
just and peaceful outcome will be the path followed.
Archbishop Bashar WARDA CSsR
Chaldean Archbishop of
Erbil
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