Sad to see so many old edifices destroyed by these barbarians who have no appreciation for ancient things.
ISIS burns 1,800-year-old church in Mosul
[7/20/2014 12:25:08 AM]
AMMONNEWS - Militants from the radical jihadist group the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria have set fire to a 1,800-year-old church in Iraqs second largest city of Mosul, a photo released Saturday shows.
The burning of the church is the latest in a series of destruction of Christian property in Mosul, which was taken by the Islamist rebels last month, along with other swathes of Iraqi territory.
A video posted on YouTube July 9 shows a tomb being destroyed with a sledgehammer which government officials said was almost certainly the tomb of Biblical prophet Jonah.
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ISIS burns 1,800-year-old church in Mosul
[7/20/2014 12:25:08 AM]
AMMONNEWS - Militants from the radical jihadist group the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria have set fire to a 1,800-year-old church in Iraqs second largest city of Mosul, a photo released Saturday shows.
The burning of the church is the latest in a series of destruction of Christian property in Mosul, which was taken by the Islamist rebels last month, along with other swathes of Iraqi territory.
A video posted on YouTube July 9 shows a tomb being destroyed with a sledgehammer which government officials said was almost certainly the tomb of Biblical prophet Jonah.
Continue reading at:
ISIS burns 1,800-year-old church in Mosul | World | Ammon News