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Czech Republic will host 153 Christian refugees

The Czech Republic will host 153 Christian refugees fleeing from the areas managed by the Islamic State in Iraq, the nation's prime minister, Bohuslav Sobotka, mentioned Monday.

“These are individuals who belong to the Iraqi Christian minority and have been compelled to flee the affect of Islamic State in Mosul, a area the place they’ve lived for generations,” mentioned Sobotka after the strange session of the Authorities .

The 37 Christian households will arrive in the Czech Republic in 4 teams from January to April. The refugees will likely be transferred from the Kurdish-managed space in northern Iraq and a Lebanon's camp, the prime minister mentioned.