Mosul: The refugees who can never go home - CNN.com - 0 views
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As part of the local Christian population, there were only two choices facing Anne, her husband Sabhan and their two children: run or die.
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Before the US-led invasion of 2003, Iraq was home to an estimated Christian population of more than a million. Christians had already become a target for extremist groups like al Qaeda long before the emergence of ISIS, but Anne's family remained in Mosul.
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Photos showed militants vandalizing monasteries and churches, smashing statues and replacing the cross with their black flag of terror.
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