84-year-old Iraqi Christian wants to return home

84-year-old Iraqi Christian wants to return home

ERBIL, Iraq - Kudir Salim, an 84-year-old former driver for a Japanese firm, and his 70-year-old wife live as refugees in part of a building under construction in Erbil, northern Iraq, on Sept. 6, 2014. Salim said they want to return to their home in the Christian town of Qaraqosh in northern Iraq as soon as possible.

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