Iraq ranks 17th in the Open Doors Persecution List for 2025. The traditional Christian base in Iraq faced extinction and displacement when the Islamic State took control of much of the country. The displaced Christian population did not fully return to their country due to fear. God, however, raised a new generation of Christian Believers in Iraq from the most unlikely source – the remnants of the Islamic State in Iraq. Former terrorists took up rebuilding Churches and Synagogues throughout the country. This new generation of Christian Believers was an answer to the global intercession of prayer warriors. Today, the Church is growing in the midst of adversity. Persecution is quite intense in Iraq. New converts are the primary targets of the Iraqi government and the Islamic groups that are active in the country. The local authorities are regularly evicting Kingdom Workers under threat of death by falsely accusing them of blasphemy. Several Christian missionaries remain unaccounted for in Iraq.