PRAYERS FOR PEACEMAKERS, Dec. 7, 2011
Give thanks for a cultural festival in Ranya that allowed
northern Iraq ethnic groups to learn more about each other. Pray for
participants in workshops on forgiveness and team building that the Ranya Youth
Center and CPT members led.
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CPT Iraqi Kurdistan has recorded at least 210 Turkish military bombardments and helicopter assaults in the region since the PKK’s ceasefire announcement.
Last week, the BBC World Service broadcast a new documentary, The Forbidden Zone, which investigates Turkey’s unacknowledged occupation of Iraqi Kurdistan and the military operations
At the International Court of Justice, a case is underway against Israel for obstructing humanitarian aid into Gaza. “Israel is now seeking to destroy Palestinians