The Rebel in Iraq: ISIS reduced this thousand year old Christian community to a “ghost town”

Batnaya, Iraq was a Christian town for a millennium, until ISIS reduced it to rubble as part of their ethnically cleansing program.

Will Christians return and rebuild this silent ghost town?

WATCH all our reports from Iraq, and learn how you can help these persecuted Christians, at SaveTheChristians.com

Ezra Levant

Rebel Commander

Ezra Levant is the founder and owner of Rebel News and the host of The Ezra Levant ShowHe is the author of multiple best-selling books, including Ethical Oil, The Libranos, China Virus, and most recently, Trudeau's Secret Plan.

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  • Ayan Ray
    commented 2017-07-20 16:03:29 -0400
    Does the truth hurt?

    Ezra Levant and the like are only highlighting terrorists persecuting Christians, a sad example of biased and divisive coverage in order to blow things out of proportion.

    Ezra Levant and the like are not helping Christian victims of terrorist incidents carried out by White Christians. Why?

    In EU, White people are responsible for the vast majority of terrorist incidents.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terrorism#/media/File:Terro.jpg

    “The largest number of attacks in which the terrorist affiliation could be identified were carried out by ethno-nationalist and separatist extremists (99). Attacks carried
    out by left-wing violent extremists have been on the rise since 2014; they reached
    a total of 27 in 2016, of which most (16) were reported by Italy. The number of
    jihadist terrorist attacks decreased from 17 in 2015 to 13 in 2016, of which 6 were
    linked to the so-called Islamic State (IS).

    Apart from jihadist, ethno-nationalist and left-wing extremist attacks, an increasing
    stream of violent assaults by right-wing extremist individuals and groups was
    noted across Europe, in particular over the past two years, targeting asylum
    seekers and ethnic minorities in general. An average of nearly 10 attacks a day were carried out on refugees in Germany in 2016, according to Germany’s Interior Ministry, as reported in open source media."

    https://www.europol.europa.eu/activities-services/main-reports/eu-terrorism-situation-and-trend-report-te-sat-2017

    Ezra Levant and the like are wrong when they claim terrorists are just after non-Muslims. Muslims are victims of terrorism to a far greater extent than non-Muslims. Here’s the truth.

    “In cases where the religious affiliation of terrorism casualties could be determined, Muslims suffered between 82 and 97% of terrorism-related fatalities over the past five years.”

    “Between 2004 and 2013 about half of all terrorist attacks, and 60% of fatalities due to terrorist attacks, took place in Iraq, Afghanistan and Pakistan – all of which have a mostly Muslim population.”

    “Most terrorist attacks are rooted in geopolitics. Religion is certainly a part of them, but it is not the only part.”

    http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-30883058

    Or is pointing out that Muslims are victims of terrorism to a far greater extent than non-Muslims and in EU, White people are responsible for the vast majority of terrorist incidents not good for generating web traffic and selling books?
  • Tammie Putinski-Zandbelt
    commented 2017-07-20 08:29:28 -0400
    Ayan Ray, your Taqiyya isn’t working here. Go away!
  • Ayan Ray
    commented 2017-07-19 20:27:21 -0400
    “No Ayan Ray, you object to Ezra reporting on a Christian genocide perpetrated by muslims; and the humanitarian aid campaign. You disguise your statements as questions and post links that have aged out!”

    You tried the outdated link argument to no avail before.

    “The largest number of attacks in which the terrorist affiliation could be identified were carried out by ethno-nationalist and separatist extremists (99). Attacks carried
    out by left-wing violent extremists have been on the rise since 2014; they reached
    a total of 27 in 2016, of which most (16) were reported by Italy. The number of
    jihadist terrorist attacks decreased from 17 in 2015 to 13 in 2016, of which 6 were
    linked to the so-called Islamic State (IS).

    Apart from jihadist, ethno-nationalist and left-wing extremist attacks, an increasing
    stream of violent assaults by right-wing extremist individuals and groups was
    noted across Europe, in particular over the past two years, targeting asylum
    seekers and ethnic minorities in general. An average of nearly 10 attacks a day were carried out on refugees in Germany in 2016, according to Germany’s Interior Ministry, as reported in open source media."

    https://www.europol.europa.eu/activities-services/main-reports/eu-terrorism-situation-and-trend-report-te-sat-2017
  • Tammie Putinski-Zandbelt
    commented 2017-07-18 21:00:05 -0400
    No Ayan Ray, you object to Ezra reporting on a Christian genocide perpetrated by muslims; and the humanitarian aid campaign.
    You disguise your statements as questions and post links that have aged out!
  • Ayan Ray
    commented 2017-07-18 19:06:38 -0400
    “Yeah Yeah Ayan Ray, you posted the same things all over this site on the weekend.”

    I am simply putting things into perspective. My comments are the same because I am responding to the SAME content from Ezra Levant and the like.

    Ezra Levant and the like are wrong when they claim terrorists are after non-Muslims only. Muslims are victims of terrorism to a far greater extent than non-Muslims. Here’s the truth.

    “In cases where the religious affiliation of terrorism casualties could be determined, Muslims suffered between 82 and 97% of terrorism-related fatalities over the past five years.”

    “Between 2004 and 2013 about half of all terrorist attacks, and 60% of fatalities due to terrorist attacks, took place in Iraq, Afghanistan and Pakistan – all of which have a mostly Muslim population.”

    “Most terrorist attacks are rooted in geopolitics. Religion is certainly a part of them, but it is not the only part.”

    http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-30883058
    How about helping Muslims too?

    And how about helping Christian victims of terrorist incidents carried out by White Christians?

    In EU, White people are responsible for the vast majority of terrorist incidents.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terrorism#/media/File:Terro.jpg

    Or is pointing out that Muslims are victims of terrorism to a far greater extent than non-Muslims and in EU, White people are responsible for the vast majority of terrorist incidents not good for generating web traffic and selling books?
  • Tammie Putinski-Zandbelt
    commented 2017-07-17 20:16:13 -0400
    TAMMIE PUTINSKI-ZANDBELT commented 3 mins ago
    Yeah Yeah Ayan Ray, you posted the same things all over this site on the weekend.

    Denying a Christian genocide perpetrated by muslims….how unoriginal! Go away!
  • Ayan Ray
    commented 2017-07-17 19:43:26 -0400
    Ezra Levant and the like are wrong when they claim terrorists are after non-Muslims only. Muslims are victims of terrorism to a far greater extent than non-Muslims. Here’s the truth.

    “In cases where the religious affiliation of terrorism casualties could be determined, Muslims suffered between 82 and 97% of terrorism-related fatalities over the past five years.”

    “Between 2004 and 2013 about half of all terrorist attacks, and 60% of fatalities due to terrorist attacks, took place in Iraq, Afghanistan and Pakistan – all of which have a mostly Muslim population.”

    “Most terrorist attacks are rooted in geopolitics. Religion is certainly a part of them, but it is not the only part.”

    http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-30883058
  • Maurice Potvin
    commented 2017-07-17 14:33:47 -0400
    Since 9/11 – IN THE NAME OF ISLAM (SATAN): 33,705 Attacks, 217,447 Killed, 298,672 Injured that we know of

    “Christians are the worst part of Canadian Society”, Justin Trudeau, Debate Post, March 28, 2017
  • Fraser McBurney
    commented 2017-07-17 11:49:08 -0400
    I’m sure most of you will agree with me IT’S TIME WE SET UP A CHRISTIAN NATION IN THE MIDDLE EAST. like Israel we have to arm them train them educate them and let them prosper.
  • Tammie Putinski-Zandbelt
    commented 2017-07-17 11:46:53 -0400
    Bravo Zulu, Be safe and be happy too.
  • Bravo Zulu
    commented 2017-07-17 10:38:09 -0400
    Tammie Putinski-Zandbelt commented 8 mins ago
    Bravo Zulu, I appreciate your posts very much. I wish you happiness in your retirement and sincerely thank you for years of service in our military.
    _________________________________
    Kind words and I thank you – but I am busier today than I ever was.

    I am seldom in Canada anymore.

    Be safe and be happy
  • Tammie Putinski-Zandbelt
    commented 2017-07-17 10:29:14 -0400
    Bravo Zulu, I appreciate your posts very much. I wish you happiness in your retirement and sincerely thank you for years of service in our military.
  • Peter Babich
    commented 2017-07-17 10:22:16 -0400
    Quite similar to what google, Facebook YouTube and twitter are doing here in the west. Albeit technologically, it’s the giants versus the meek
  • Bravo Zulu
    commented 2017-07-17 09:53:36 -0400
    @Canadian Mongrel commented 32 mins ago
    Bravo Zulu,

    I enjoy the realistic perspectives you add from your various deployments to the region.
    __________________________________
    Thanks – they are sometimes not well received but they are truth. I served proudly but would not do it now. Strange how only two years ago I retired from the Canadian military and now I look at Canada in a totally different light – and it is not one of pride.

    People in spoiled and smug Canada have no idea what life is like in the middle east.

    It is harsh and it is brutal.

    And it is islamic – meaning you pay the “jizyah” or you pay the price if you are not islamic – which is often the life of you or your family.

    There is NO rule of law.

    I will say that again……………..

    There is NO rule of law.

    Just the local imam and the council of islamic elders.

    Kill your neighbours daughter or son by accident and you will pay the price – either in cash, animals or family members as slaves – or you can be killed. Rule of law is whatever the council decides – and your wealth and status decide how you will be judged.

    Hundreds of generations of inbreeding have created an entire society of very low intelligence people – very low. You only see the above average ones when you are at the UN or in a government meeting and they are so few and far between that they stand out like “dog balls on a short haired dog” – there are so many less intelligent people that they begin to look very average to most people in North America – until you actually sit down with a run-of- the-mill islamic and make an attempt to explain simple concepts to them.

    That is why they will not integrate as a group – they simply are not capable and they are not willing.

    They do know one concept well – death to anything that is not islamic. People smile and chuckle and say – “Yeah, yeah – gimme a break – that is not true.”

    That is because they cannot imagine it to be true – but it is.

    Ask the very Christians in this village being discussed.

    As the Coptics.

    Ask the Yazedis.

    And so on and so on………………….

    Until you have lived it and experienced it you cannot imagine it. In fact you will often not even believe it until you see it first hand and in person.

    And when you let THAT in to your country and in to your society you can watch your own society slowly but certainly become exactly the same as the schitte hole those immigrant/refugee/invaders left behind.

    Sweden is pretty much there now – Germany, Denmark, Holland and France are close – only the eastern block countries – Poland, Czech, Bulgaria and such are standing firm in the EU.

    And the EU is threatening those “independence minded countries” with legal, economic AND military action to get them to open their borders to the islamic invaders from Africa. Yeah – the EU wants to form its own integral army in order to “persuade” those EU members who do not follow direction from the dictators in Brussels.

    I look at Canada and the fag boy running that country and simply shake my head.

    He is indicative of the “new Canadian outlook” – shameful.

    I do not want to bore anyone and I now have some work to do anyways – so I must run.

    Again – thanks for the kind words.

    You be safe and be happy.
  • Ron Voss
    commented 2017-07-17 09:34:05 -0400
    All one can say, is what else does one expect from the so-called ‘religion of peace’.
  • Charles White
    commented 2017-07-17 08:55:24 -0400
    Bravo Zulu,

    I enjoy the realistic perspectives you add from your various deployments to the region.
  • Charles White
    commented 2017-07-17 08:51:50 -0400
    Baby Doc is implementing a plan that will allow Christians, Jews, Yazidis, Parsees to resettle their homelands and live in piece. He is relocating the muslims to Canada.
  • Bravo Zulu
    commented 2017-07-17 07:08:49 -0400
    If they are smart they will not return.

    As soon as the western soldiers leave, the stabilizing influence will leave with them.

    The very people that were fighting isis are indeed the enemy of Christianity and despite having lived in that village for a millennia – they were always in danger, endured attacks and often had to pay the “jizyah” simply to survive.

    When the western forces leave it will become a free for all and the Christians – abandoned by the western world in order to curry favour with the evil islamics will be treated even worse than they were before.

    Ask the Coptics how their lives are in Egypt.

    They are living in hell and the west does nothing to help them either.