BARTALA: Embittered and afraid, Iraqi Christians in the town of Bartala are pondering their fate, just a short drive from militants and jihadists now in control of the city of Mosul.
The town of some 30,000 residents lies 20 kilometers (12 miles) from Mosul, a northern city that was the first to fall to a major militant offensive, and Iraqi forces fleeing the onslaught last week passed through Bartala as they withdrew.
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