The remains of the walls of Nineveh in north Iraq. (AINA) -- According to the Assyrian website www.ankawa.com, ISIS is planning to destroy the walls of Nineveh, the capital of the Assyrian Empire and ...

Nothing is more poignant than the fall and destruction of a city. What passed as a haven of civilization, art, wealth, beauty, spirituality, or just as a safe place, is reduced to ashes; its ...

After 2,700 years, the walls and gates of ancient Nineveh can still be seen near the banks of the Tigris river just opposite the modern city of Mosul in Iraq. In ancient times, it was the capital of ...

The marker at the site of the former Nineveh School, an important historical site for the Nineveh community. The Nineveh First Settler's Festival will be held at the site, and is an opportunity for ...

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BASHIQA, IRAQ — On a quiet stretch of road flanked by the rolling hills of northern Nineveh province stands a checkpoint many fear could become the next frontline in a new conflict over age-old issues ...

Christian liturgies are being celebrated again in the Church of Mar Korkeis, after Bashiqa was taken back by Kurdish Peshmerga fighters Nov. 7. Pershmerga fighters inspect Al Tamera Syriac Catholic ...