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*[[Iraqi Civil War (2014–present)]], [[Destruction of cultural heritage by ISIL]] |
*[[Iraqi Civil War (2014–present)]], [[Destruction of cultural heritage by ISIL]] |
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**Satellite images released by the [[Associated Press]] reveal the historic [[Dair Mar Elia|Saint Elijah's Monastery]] near the Iraqi city of [[Mosul]], the oldest Christian monastery in [[Iraq]] that predates [[Islam]], has been completely razed by [[Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant]] militants. [http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/isis-razes-to-ground-the-oldest-christian-monastery-in-iraq-satellite-images-show-a6822256.html (Independent)] |
**Satellite images released by the [[Associated Press]] reveal the historic [[Dair Mar Elia|Saint Elijah's Monastery]] near the Iraqi city of [[Mosul]], the oldest Christian monastery in [[Iraq]] that predates [[Islam]], has been completely razed by [[Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant]] militants. [http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/isis-razes-to-ground-the-oldest-christian-monastery-in-iraq-satellite-images-show-a6822256.html (Independent)] |
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*[[Kyrgyzstan]]'s parliament revokes an agreement with Russia to construct hydropower plants, officially ending a deal that in reality was going nowhere, due to the "unfavorable economic situation" in Russia. [http://www.rferl.org/content/qishloq-ovozi-kyrgyzstan-energy-dreams/27499926.html (Radio Free Europe)] |
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;Politics and elections |
;Politics and elections |
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