Trip to Iraq of Oliver Maksan in June 2018

Trip to Iraq of Oliver Maksan in June 2018
Musa and his daughter Miray (25). In August 2014, in the middle of the night, he, his wife and their six children were forced to flee Qaraqosh, which had up until that point been the largest Christian city in Iraq. They left everything behind and sought refuge in Erbil.
They returned home in to return home in November of 2017. “I was shocked when I saw our city again for the first time. So much was destroyed. It was particularly devastating to find our house completely empty. Everything had been stolen,” Musa recalls. He still does not know who looted and damaged his house. They spent the next few years in a small flat that they had to share with another family. Their rent, just like that of thousands of other Christian families, was paid for them by Aid to the Church in Need (ACN). The family would not have been able to afford it on their own. .” With ACN’s help, Musa’s house has been made habitable again. Fortunately, the damage was within limits. The windows and doors had to be renewed, the rooms repainted. The family has to replace the furniture themselves. However, they now feel at home again. “I am deeply grateful to the benefactors for their help. We would not have been able to return home without their help.” Musa’s daughter agrees with her father. Miray is 25. She works as a nurse at the local hospital.
ID 1800140 IRAQ / NATIONAL 18/00350
ID 1704649 IRAQ / NATIONAL 17/00333