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Islamic State Militants Destroy The Oldest Christian Monastery In Iraq - Democratic Underground

21.1.16

Islamic State Militants Destroy The Oldest Christian Monastery In Iraq - Democratic Underground: For 1,400 years the compound survived assaults by nature and man, standing as a place of worship recently for U.S. troops. In earlier centuries, generations of monks tucked candles in the niches and prayed in the cool chapel. The Greek letters chi and rho, representing the first two letters of Christ's name, were carved near the entrance.

Now satellite photos obtained exclusively by The Associated Press confirm the worst fears of church authorities and preservationists — St. Elijah's Monastery of Mosul has been completely wiped out.

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