Author: naf28misantwc

A fire swept through a Christian wedding party in northern Iraq last Tuesday, killing at least 107 people. Here is what we know. Where did it happen? It ripped through al-Haitham Hall, a large event venue which is located on the outskirts of the northern town of Qaraqosh. Also known as Bakhdida, it is the main centre of al-Hamdaniya district and is about 15km (9 miles) south-east of the city of Mosul. Qaraqosh was the biggest Christian town in Iraq – with a population of about 50,000, most of them Assyrians – before it was overrun by the Sunni Muslim…