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In two separate attacks, gunmen emptied an Armenian and a Chaldean church today before setting off explosives, damaging both churches. Three people were injured according to the Associated Press. No one was killed.

"Smoke poured from the Armenian church and flames could be seen inside the Chaldean church … It was not clear how many people had been in the churches when they were attacked but the number was apparently not large," Reuters reports.

It has been nearly a month since the last attack on churches in Iraq. "At least eight people were killed in two church bombings in the capital on Nov. 8, and a car bomber attacked police guarding the hospital where the wounded had been taken."

Last weekend, Yonadem Kana, the leader of the Assyrian Democratic Movement in Iraq and a member of the Iraqi National Council, told the Associated Press that the Assyrian Democratic Movement would be sending 1,500 people to Baghdad to protect Christians from attacks.

"We do not want to transform our movement into a militia," Kana said. "But if needed, we can arm more than 10,000 people."

"We will not accept that our people's ethnic and religious background be used as a card in the hands of foreign forces to interfere in Iraq and to prolong the occupation," Kana said.

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Iraqi Christians:

  • Gunmen attack Armenian, Chaldean churches in Mosul | Gunmen attacked two churches in the tense northern Iraqi city of Mosul Tuesday, in the latest violence directed against one of Iraq's several religious and ethnic groups, witnesses said. (Reuters)

  • Christians may take up arms | More than 1500 members of an Iraqi Christian group have gone to northern Iraq to try to protect Christians following attacks on churches in Baghdad and Mosul, the leader of the group said pm Saturday. (News24, South Africa)

  • Group sends 1,500 members to protect Christians in northern Iraq | More than 1,500 members of an Iraqi Christian group have gone to northern Iraq to try to protect Christians following attacks on churches in Baghdad and Mosul, the leader of the group said in Syria on Saturday. (Associated Press)

Anti-Semitism:

  • Attacks against Australian Jews up 50% | Annual report by Jewish organization in Australia released today, said figure included physical assault, property damage and direct face to face harassment. (Maariv International, Israel)

  • Austrialia attacks against Jews increasing | Attacks against Jews have increased in Australia, a report by a major Jewish organization released Sunday showed. (Associated Press)

  • Report finds anti-Semitism in Australia | Most people would like to think of Australia to be an inclusive, tolerant country, but a new report has revealed a dark underbelly. (AM Monday, ABC Online, Australia)

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