Armenian church of Mosul torched by Islamic State

Armenian church of Mosul torched by Islamic State

16:34, 27.01.2015

ТÑ…е Islamic State insurgents have burnt down one of the oldest
Armenian churches in Mosul, northern Iraq,BasNews agency reported.

An Armenian church was torched in the Wahda neighborhood of the city.

`The church belongs to the Armenian Christians and was regularly used
for worship,’ said Saed Mamuzini, a KDP official from the city.

According to the agency, when insurgents took control of Mosul in June
2014, Armenians and Christians fled to the provinces of the Kurdistan
Region.