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ISIS militants bulldozed the site of the ancient Assyrian city of Nimrud in northern Iraq at around noon on Thursday.
Pope Francis arrives in the ancient city of Ur, in southern Iraq's Dhi Qar province where he will host an interfaith service, with many of Iraq's other religious minorities in attendance. IMAGES
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 Luckily, one daring Dominican priest managed to save countless historical documents.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.
Israeli air strikes hit Gaza City as they trade fire with Gaza militants in a flare-up of violence following the death in Israeli custody of a Palestinian prisoner on hunger strike. IMAGES
Vehicles drive down roads in Iraq's capital Baghdad as thick dust blankets the city. According to authorities, Iraq closed airports and public buildings as another sandstorm -- the ninth since mid-April -- hit the country. IMAGES
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