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Pope Francis opened his historic trip with a plea for Iraq's Muslims to embrace their Christian neighours as a precious resource.
For Christians, the IS reign dealt a blow to a population already shrinking since the security breakdown and rise of militancy that followed the 2003 U.S.-led war in Iraq.
Pope Francis said he will take a piece of Iraq with him and he hopes the country will 'heal'
The pope is defying the pandemic and renewed security fears to make a "long-awaited" trip to comfort one of the world's oldest Christian communities, while deepening his dialogue with Muslims.
Banners all over Najaf have celebrated "the historic encounter, between the minarets and the church bells".
The pope left Rome early today for the four-day journey.
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On the eve of his historic trip, Pope Francis extended the olive branch to those of other religious, describing himself as a "pilgrim of peace in search of fraternity".
A contractor died when at least 10 rockets slammed into an air base housing US and other coalition troops in western Iraq.
Iraq on Wednesday hanged three men convicted on 'terrorism' in Nasiriyah prison in Dhi Qar province, the only detention centre in the country that carries out capital punishment.
Pope Francis said he will go ahead with his historic visit to Iraq in two days time, after a rocket attack on a military base hosting US-led coalition troops.