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Iraq's oldest Christian monastery destroyed by Islamic State

Posted on AllSides January 20th, 2016
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Satellite images confirm that the oldest Christian monastery in Iraq has been destroyed by the jihadist group Islamic State (IS).
St Elijah's stood on a hill near the northern city of Mosul for 1,400 years.
But analysts said the images, obtained by the Associated Press, suggested it had been demolish

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