The monastery of St. Elijah in Mosul was used as refugee center after the First World War, and since then, has always been related to war conflicts. It was built in the 6th century by Assyrian monks. In the middle of the 18th century, the monks were ordered to leave by Persian invaders. They did not, and 150 of them were killed. In past years, it has been used by universities and visited by pilgrims from the area. But it was razed in 2014 by the Islamic State. However, this destruction was only reported in mid-January 2016.
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