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Thousands of invaluable ancient manuscripts were under threat from the so-called Islamic State Iraq's largest Christian city, Qaraqosh, after the city came under attack from the terrorist militant group in August 2014. Luckily, one daring Dominican priest managed to save countless historical documents. Father Najeeb Michael fled with the manuscripts alongside thousands of other Christians. However, after taking the books to relative safety in the nearby city of Mosul, Father Michaeel was forced to flee once more, this time to Erbil, just days before the arrival of IS fighters to Mosul.
Russian defense ministry footage shows Tupolev bombers conducting strikes in Syria, near the ancient city of Palmyra, in what the Kremlin calls an "intensification" in operations. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
Syrian soldiers play soccer in the streets of Palmyra, after government forces backed by heavy Russian air support drove Islamic State from the ancient city. Jillian Kitchener reports.
Syrian government forces drove Islamic State out of Palmyra Sunday, inflicting what the army called a mortal blow to the militants who seized the city last year and dynamited its ancient temples. Nathan Frandino reports.
ISIS militants bulldozed the site of the ancient Assyrian city of Nimrud in northern Iraq at around noon on Thursday.
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