Stuck in the middle of the ongoing fight between ISIS and the national Iraqi military, the Iraqi civilian population knows the emotional and physical trauma of war first-hand. On a daily basis, global news media, missionaries, friends and families have expressed their concerns for ISIS captives in Northern Iraq. One Iraqi citizen, Nezar, whose last name is being withheld for security reasons, has joined many in their cries for help.

Nezar, a Yazidi Christian, is a father and husband who lives in a village outside of Sinjar City, about a two-hour car ride from Mosul. Several months ago, he met Christian missionary and Free Burma Rangers (FBR) founder, David Eubank. Eubank is an American who has been working with the Iraqi military to fight ISIS and support civilians by supplying them with food, medical aid and pastoral care. READ MORE


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