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- ↑ "Archbishop Emil Shimoun Nona". Catholic Hierarchy. Retrieved 2012-08-21.
- ↑ Michael J. Miller (June 12, 2014) Iraq: “All the Christians have fled Mosul”. catholicworldreport.com
- ↑ "Iraqi bishop warns that West will suffer from Islamism". Catholic News Agency. August 19, 2014. Retrieved June 2, 2017.
