Mosul, Iraq, Feb 18, 2020 / 15:10 pm
The rebuilding of a Syriac Catholic church in Mosul, Iraq, destroyed by ISIS will begin soon, the U.N.'s heritage agency (UNESCO) announced last week.
Al-Tahera church, in the old city of Mosul, was severely damaged after ISIS invaded the city in June of 2014.
Among numerous documented murders and other atrocities committed against Christians and other religious and ethnic minorities in the area, ISIS destroyed at least 28 significant religious sites in the city, one of which was the Al-Tahera church.
The church suffered extensive damage to its arcade and outer wall which must be rebuilt, as well as its remaining ceiling which will be demolished and reconstructed. Landmines inside the church will also have to be removed.