Wall Street Journal: Islamic State Destroys Assyrian Christian Monastery in Syria
Latest casualty in militant group’s campaign against idolatry
BEIRUT—Islamic State destroyed an ancient Assyrian Christian monastery in the strategic Syrian town of Qaryatain, an Assyrian news agency and a monitoring group said Friday, the latest in a string of attacks on individuals and historic sites the militant group considers offensive to Islam.
Islamic State’s media office distributed photos depicting the bulldozing of the site on social media platforms.
The razing of the monastery closely follows the beheading by Islamic State earlier this week of Syria’s most prominent antiquities scholar, Khalid Asaad, in the ancient city of Palmyra, a Unesco World Heritage site.
More News On The Islamic State Continuing Their Destruction Of Christian Sites In Syria
ISIS demolishes ancient monastery in central Syria with bulldozers -- FOX News/AP
Islamic State in Syria demolishes ancient Mar Elian monastery -- BBC
Islamic State has destroyed Syrian monastery, says monitor -- Irish Times
IS Militants Destroy Christian Monastery in Syria -- VOA
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And back home no church leaders react at all as usual
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