2016-05-02 10:42:00

Bishop Warduni: Pray for Iraq


(Vatican Radio) The Auxiliary Bishop of Baghdad, Shlemon Warduni has appealed for prayers following the latest violence in the country.

Two car bombs in the southern Iraqi city of Samawah on Sunday killed 31 people and wounded dozens more.

The incident was the latest in a series of large attacks claimed by the Islamic State group as the country grapples with a worsening political crisis.

Speaking to Vatican Radio’s Alessandro Gisotti, Bishop Warduni described the situation.“Our situation is very bad, it never becomes better and better, always we are going towards worse and worse…this war we want it to finish”.

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The Bishop also spoke of the effect the conflict is having on the Iraqi people, “our people are waiting to go to their houses, homes because they are under tents or caravans and this is very bad.”

On Sunday, the United Nations said at least 741 Iraqis were killed in April due to ongoing violence.

In its monthly report, the U.N. mission to Iraq put the number of civilians killed at 410, while the rest were members of the security forces. A total of 1,374 Iraqis were wounded that month.

In March, at least 1,119 people were killed and 1,561 wounded.

 

 








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