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July 29, 2014

Iraqi Christians brave heat to demand help from United Nations

Christian refugees march against persecution by Islamic State fighters outside the U.N. compound near the airport in Irbil, Iraq, July 24. Christians braved temperatures as high as 122 degrees Fahrenheit to make their voices heard.

MANCHESTER, England - Iraqi Christian refugees braved temperatures as high as 122 degrees Fahrenheit to demand that the United Nations intervene to protect them from persecution by Islamist militants.

Published in International