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NEWS - Irak: Das erste Weihnachtsfest in Bartella nach dem IS
December 24, 2016 - Bartella, Iraq - Cemetery destroyed by ISIS at the Assyrian Orthodox church of Mart Shmoni, in Bartella, Iraq, Saturday, December 24, 2016. .. Around three hundreds of Iraqi Christians gathered in Bartella, near Mosul, for a Christmas Eve service the first since this area was retaken from the Islamic State group (ISIL) in October. ISIL targeted all non-Sunni Muslims living under its rule. Christians had to pay a tax, convert to Islam or die by the sword. Many Christians fled to nearby Erbil in Kurdistan Governorate.Bartella, once home to thousands of Assyrian Christians, emptied in August 2014 when it fell to ISIL. Iraqi retook the town in the first few days of the US-backed offensive that started in October 2016 (FOTO: DUKAS/ZUMA)
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NEWS - Irak: Das erste Weihnachtsfest in Bartella nach dem IS
December 24, 2016 - Bartella, Iraq - Iraqis attend Christmas Eves Mass in the Assyrian Orthodox church of Mart Shmoni, in Bartella, Iraq, Saturday, December 24, 2016. Around three hundreds of Iraqi Christians gathered in Bartella, near Mosul, for a Christmas Eve service the first since this area was retaken from the Islamic State group (ISIL) in October. ISIL targeted all non-Sunni Muslims living under its rule. Christians had to pay a tax, convert to Islam or die by the sword. Many Christians fled to nearby Erbil in Kurdistan Governorate.Bartella, once home to thousands of Assyrian Christians, emptied in August 2014 when it fell to ISIL. Iraqi retook the town in the first few days of the US-backed offensive that started in October 2016 (FOTO: DUKAS/ZUMA)
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NEWS - Irak: Das erste Weihnachtsfest in Bartella nach dem IS
December 24, 2016 - Bartella, Iraq - Iraqis attend Christmas Eves Mass in the Assyrian Orthodox church of Mart Shmoni, in Bartella, Iraq, Saturday, December 24, 2016. Around three hundreds of Iraqi Christians gathered in Bartella, near Mosul, for a Christmas Eve service the first since this area was retaken from the Islamic State group (ISIL) in October. ISIL targeted all non-Sunni Muslims living under its rule. Christians had to pay a tax, convert to Islam or die by the sword. Many Christians fled to nearby Erbil in Kurdistan Governorate.Bartella, once home to thousands of Assyrian Christians, emptied in August 2014 when it fell to ISIL. Iraqi retook the town in the first few days of the US-backed offensive that started in October 2016 (FOTO: DUKAS/ZUMA)
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NEWS - Irak: Das erste Weihnachtsfest in Bartella nach dem IS
December 24, 2016 - Bartella, Iraq - Cemetery destroyed by ISIS at the Assyrian Orthodox church of Mart Shmoni, in Bartella, Iraq, Saturday, December 24, 2016. .. Around three hundreds of Iraqi Christians gathered in Bartella, near Mosul, for a Christmas Eve service the first since this area was retaken from the Islamic State group (ISIL) in October. ISIL targeted all non-Sunni Muslims living under its rule. Christians had to pay a tax, convert to Islam or die by the sword. Many Christians fled to nearby Erbil in Kurdistan Governorate.Bartella, once home to thousands of Assyrian Christians, emptied in August 2014 when it fell to ISIL. Iraqi retook the town in the first few days of the US-backed offensive that started in October 2016 (FOTO: DUKAS/ZUMA)
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NEWS - Irak: Das erste Weihnachtsfest in Bartella nach dem IS
December 24, 2016 - Bartella, Iraq - Iraqis attend Christmas Eves Mass in the Assyrian Orthodox church of Mart Shmoni, in Bartella, Iraq, General Abdulghani al-Assadi of Iraq Counter Terrorism Forces Saturday, December 24, 2016. Around three hundreds of Iraqi Christians gathered in Bartella, near Mosul, for a Christmas Eve service the first since this area was retaken from the Islamic State group (ISIL) in October. ISIL targeted all non-Sunni Muslims living under its rule. Christians had to pay a tax, convert to Islam or die by the sword. Many Christians fled to nearby Erbil in Kurdistan Governorate.Bartella, once home to thousands of Assyrian Christians, emptied in August 2014 when it fell to ISIL. Iraqi retook the town in the first few days of the US-backed offensive that started in October 2016 (FOTO: DUKAS/ZUMA)
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NEWS - Irak: Das erste Weihnachtsfest in Bartella nach dem IS
December 24, 2016 - Bartella, Iraq - Iraqis attend Christmas Eves Mass in the Assyrian Orthodox church of Mart Shmoni, in Bartella, Iraq, Saturday, December 24, 2016. Around three hundreds of Iraqi Christians gathered in Bartella, near Mosul, for a Christmas Eve service the first since this area was retaken from the Islamic State group (ISIL) in October. ISIL targeted all non-Sunni Muslims living under its rule. Christians had to pay a tax, convert to Islam or die by the sword. Many Christians fled to nearby Erbil in Kurdistan Governorate.Bartella, once home to thousands of Assyrian Christians, emptied in August 2014 when it fell to ISIL. Iraqi retook the town in the first few days of the US-backed offensive that started in October 2016 (FOTO: DUKAS/ZUMA)
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NEWS - Irak: Das erste Weihnachtsfest in Bartella nach dem IS
December 24, 2016 - Bartella, Iraq - Iraqis attend Christmas Eves Mass in the Assyrian Orthodox church of Mart Shmoni, in Bartella, Iraq, Saturday, December 24, 2016. Around three hundreds of Iraqi Christians gathered in Bartella, near Mosul, for a Christmas Eve service the first since this area was retaken from the Islamic State group (ISIL) in October. ISIL targeted all non-Sunni Muslims living under its rule. Christians had to pay a tax, convert to Islam or die by the sword. Many Christians fled to nearby Erbil in Kurdistan Governorate.Bartella, once home to thousands of Assyrian Christians, emptied in August 2014 when it fell to ISIL. Iraqi retook the town in the first few days of the US-backed offensive that started in October 2016 (FOTO: DUKAS/ZUMA)
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NEWS - Irak: Das erste Weihnachtsfest in Bartella nach dem IS
December 24, 2016 - Bartella, Iraq - Iraqis attend Christmas Eves Mass in the Assyrian Orthodox church of Mart Shmoni, in Bartella, Iraq, Saturday, December 24, 2016. Around three hundreds of Iraqi Christians gathered in Bartella, near Mosul, for a Christmas Eve service the first since this area was retaken from the Islamic State group (ISIL) in October. ISIL targeted all non-Sunni Muslims living under its rule. Christians had to pay a tax, convert to Islam or die by the sword. Many Christians fled to nearby Erbil in Kurdistan Governorate.Bartella, once home to thousands of Assyrian Christians, emptied in August 2014 when it fell to ISIL. Iraqi retook the town in the first few days of the US-backed offensive that started in October 2016 (FOTO: DUKAS/ZUMA)
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NEWS - Irak: Das erste Weihnachtsfest in Bartella nach dem IS
December 24, 2016 - Bartella, Iraq - Iraqis attend Christmas Eves Mass in the Assyrian Orthodox church of Mart Shmoni, in Bartella, Iraq, Saturday, December 24, 2016. Around three hundreds of Iraqi Christians gathered in Bartella, near Mosul, for a Christmas Eve service the first since this area was retaken from the Islamic State group (ISIL) in October. ISIL targeted all non-Sunni Muslims living under its rule. Christians had to pay a tax, convert to Islam or die by the sword. Many Christians fled to nearby Erbil in Kurdistan Governorate.Bartella, once home to thousands of Assyrian Christians, emptied in August 2014 when it fell to ISIL. Iraqi retook the town in the first few days of the US-backed offensive that started in October 2016 (FOTO: DUKAS/ZUMA)
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NEWS - Irak: Das erste Weihnachtsfest in Bartella nach dem IS
December 24, 2016 - Bartella, Iraq - Iraqis attend Christmas Eves Mass in the Assyrian Orthodox church of Mart Shmoni, in Bartella, Iraq, Saturday, December 24, 2016. Around three hundreds of Iraqi Christians gathered in Bartella, near Mosul, for a Christmas Eve service the first since this area was retaken from the Islamic State group (ISIL) in October. ISIL targeted all non-Sunni Muslims living under its rule. Christians had to pay a tax, convert to Islam or die by the sword. Many Christians fled to nearby Erbil in Kurdistan Governorate.Bartella, once home to thousands of Assyrian Christians, emptied in August 2014 when it fell to ISIL. Iraqi retook the town in the first few days of the US-backed offensive that started in October 2016 (FOTO: DUKAS/ZUMA)
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NEWS - Irak: Das erste Weihnachtsfest in Bartella nach dem IS
December 24, 2016 - Bartella, Iraq - Iraqis attend Christmas Eves Mass in the Assyrian Orthodox church of Mart Shmoni, in Bartella, Iraq, Saturday, December 24, 2016. Around three hundreds of Iraqi Christians gathered in Bartella, near Mosul, for a Christmas Eve service the first since this area was retaken from the Islamic State group (ISIL) in October. ISIL targeted all non-Sunni Muslims living under its rule. Christians had to pay a tax, convert to Islam or die by the sword. Many Christians fled to nearby Erbil in Kurdistan Governorate.Bartella, once home to thousands of Assyrian Christians, emptied in August 2014 when it fell to ISIL. Iraqi retook the town in the first few days of the US-backed offensive that started in October 2016 (FOTO: DUKAS/ZUMA)
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NEWS - Irak: Das erste Weihnachtsfest in Bartella nach dem IS
December 24, 2016 - Bartella, Iraq - Iraqis attend Christmas Eves Mass in the Assyrian Orthodox church of Mart Shmoni, in Bartella, Iraq, Saturday, December 24, 2016. Around three hundreds of Iraqi Christians gathered in Bartella, near Mosul, for a Christmas Eve service the first since this area was retaken from the Islamic State group (ISIL) in October. ISIL targeted all non-Sunni Muslims living under its rule. Christians had to pay a tax, convert to Islam or die by the sword. Many Christians fled to nearby Erbil in Kurdistan Governorate.Bartella, once home to thousands of Assyrian Christians, emptied in August 2014 when it fell to ISIL. Iraqi retook the town in the first few days of the US-backed offensive that started in October 2016 (FOTO: DUKAS/ZUMA)
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NEWS - Irak: Das erste Weihnachtsfest in Bartella nach dem IS
December 24, 2016 - Bartella, Iraq - Iraqis attend Christmas Eves Mass in the Assyrian Orthodox church of Mart Shmoni, in Bartella, Iraq, Saturday, December 24, 2016. Around three hundreds of Iraqi Christians gathered in Bartella, near Mosul, for a Christmas Eve service the first since this area was retaken from the Islamic State group (ISIL) in October. ISIL targeted all non-Sunni Muslims living under its rule. Christians had to pay a tax, convert to Islam or die by the sword. Many Christians fled to nearby Erbil in Kurdistan Governorate.Bartella, once home to thousands of Assyrian Christians, emptied in August 2014 when it fell to ISIL. Iraqi retook the town in the first few days of the US-backed offensive that started in October 2016 (FOTO: DUKAS/ZUMA)
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NEWS - Irak: Das erste Weihnachtsfest in Bartella nach dem IS
December 24, 2016 - Bartella, Iraq - Iraqis attend Christmas Eves Mass in the Assyrian Orthodox church of Mart Shmoni, in Bartella, Iraq, Saturday, December 24, 2016. Around three hundreds of Iraqi Christians gathered in Bartella, near Mosul, for a Christmas Eve service the first since this area was retaken from the Islamic State group (ISIL) in October. ISIL targeted all non-Sunni Muslims living under its rule. Christians had to pay a tax, convert to Islam or die by the sword. Many Christians fled to nearby Erbil in Kurdistan Governorate.Bartella, once home to thousands of Assyrian Christians, emptied in August 2014 when it fell to ISIL. Iraqi retook the town in the first few days of the US-backed offensive that started in October 2016 (FOTO: DUKAS/ZUMA)
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NEWS - Irak: Das erste Weihnachtsfest in Bartella nach dem IS
December 24, 2016 - Bartella, Iraq - Iraqis attend Christmas Eves Mass in the Assyrian Orthodox church of Mart Shmoni, in Bartella, Iraq, Saturday, December 24, 2016. Around three hundreds of Iraqi Christians gathered in Bartella, near Mosul, for a Christmas Eve service the first since this area was retaken from the Islamic State group (ISIL) in October. ISIL targeted all non-Sunni Muslims living under its rule. Christians had to pay a tax, convert to Islam or die by the sword. Many Christians fled to nearby Erbil in Kurdistan Governorate.Bartella, once home to thousands of Assyrian Christians, emptied in August 2014 when it fell to ISIL. Iraqi retook the town in the first few days of the US-backed offensive that started in October 2016 (FOTO: DUKAS/ZUMA)
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NEWS - Irak: Das erste Weihnachtsfest in Bartella nach dem IS
Soldiers inside the Mart Chmoni Syruae Orthodox Church
Christmas Day service at the Assyrian Orthodox church of Mart Shmoni, in Bartella, Iraq. This is the first time since the recapture of the town from Islamic State jihadists that Christian minority attend a mass. //PASSOLASFELIPE_1700.1637/Credit:Felipe Passolas/SIPA/1612261033 (FOTO: DUKAS/SIPA) *** Local Caption *** 00786372
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NEWS - Irak: Das erste Weihnachtsfest in Bartella nach dem IS
armored Vehicles protect the streets. Christians atending the mass walk the streets sourranded by soldiers. Bartella, Iraq. December 24th 2016.
Christmas Day service at the Assyrian Orthodox church of Mart Shmoni, in Bartella, Iraq. This is the first time since the recapture of the town from Islamic State jihadists that Christian minority attend a mass. //PASSOLASFELIPE_1700.1630/Credit:Felipe Passolas/SIPA/1612261033 (FOTO: DUKAS/SIPA) *** Local Caption *** 00786372
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NEWS - Irak: Das erste Weihnachtsfest in Bartella nach dem IS
Father jacob walking into the church. Bartella, Iraq. December 24th 2016.
Christmas Day service at the Assyrian Orthodox church of Mart Shmoni, in Bartella, Iraq. This is the first time since the recapture of the town from Islamic State jihadists that Christian minority attend a mass. //PASSOLASFELIPE_1700.1639/Credit:Felipe Passolas/SIPA/1612261033 (FOTO: DUKAS/SIPA) *** Local Caption *** 00786372
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NEWS - Irak: Das erste Weihnachtsfest in Bartella nach dem IS
Chrismas Traditional Mass celebration in Assyrian Orthodox church of Mart Shmoni, in Bartella, Iraq . Bartella, Iraq. December 24th 2016.
Christmas Day service at the Assyrian Orthodox church of Mart Shmoni, in Bartella, Iraq. This is the first time since the recapture of the town from Islamic State jihadists that Christian minority attend a mass. //PASSOLASFELIPE_1700.1644/Credit:Felipe Passolas/SIPA/1612261033 (FOTO: DUKAS/SIPA) *** Local Caption *** 00786372
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NEWS - Irak: Das erste Weihnachtsfest in Bartella nach dem IS
Special Forces soldier inside his vehicle. December 24th 2016.
Christmas Day service at the Assyrian Orthodox church of Mart Shmoni, in Bartella, Iraq. This is the first time since the recapture of the town from Islamic State jihadists that Christian minority attend a mass. //PASSOLASFELIPE_1700.1653/Credit:Felipe Passolas/SIPA/1612261033 (FOTO: DUKAS/SIPA) *** Local Caption *** 00786372
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NEWS - Irak: Das erste Weihnachtsfest in Bartella nach dem IS
Armored Vehicles protect the streets. Christians atending the mass walk the streets sourranded by soldiers. Bartella, Iraq. December 24th 2016.
Christmas Day service at the Assyrian Orthodox church of Mart Shmoni, in Bartella, Iraq. This is the first time since the recapture of the town from Islamic State jihadists that Christian minority attend a mass. //PASSOLASFELIPE_1700.1629/Credit:Felipe Passolas/SIPA/1612261033 (FOTO: DUKAS/SIPA) *** Local Caption *** 00786372
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NEWS - Irak: Das erste Weihnachtsfest in Bartella nach dem IS
christians gather for paying and launch. Iraqi CTS commander, Lieutenant-General Abdul Ghani al-Assadi in Bartella
Christmas Day service at the Assyrian Orthodox church of Mart Shmoni, in Bartella, Iraq. This is the first time since the recapture of the town from Islamic State jihadists that Christian minority attend a mass. //PASSOLASFELIPE_1700.1656/Credit:Felipe Passolas/SIPA/1612261033 (FOTO: DUKAS/SIPA) *** Local Caption *** 00786372
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NEWS - Irak: Das erste Weihnachtsfest in Bartella nach dem IS
Traditional Christmas Orthodox Mass. December 24th 2016.
Christmas Day service at the Assyrian Orthodox church of Mart Shmoni, in Bartella, Iraq. This is the first time since the recapture of the town from Islamic State jihadists that Christian minority attend a mass. //PASSOLASFELIPE_1700.1655/Credit:Felipe Passolas/SIPA/1612261033 (FOTO: DUKAS/SIPA) *** Local Caption *** 00786372
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NEWS - Irak: Das erste Weihnachtsfest in Bartella nach dem IS
US forces attend to the mass. Bartella, Iraq. December 24th 2016.
Christmas Day service at the Assyrian Orthodox church of Mart Shmoni, in Bartella, Iraq. This is the first time since the recapture of the town from Islamic State jihadists that Christian minority attend a mass. //PASSOLASFELIPE_1700.1636/Credit:Felipe Passolas/SIPA/1612261033 (FOTO: DUKAS/SIPA) *** Local Caption *** 00786372
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NEWS - Irak: Das erste Weihnachtsfest in Bartella nach dem IS
christians gather for paying and launch. Iraqi CTS commander, Lieutenant-General Abdul Ghani al-Assadi in Bartella
Christmas Day service at the Assyrian Orthodox church of Mart Shmoni, in Bartella, Iraq. This is the first time since the recapture of the town from Islamic State jihadists that Christian minority attend a mass. //PASSOLASFELIPE_1700.1657/Credit:Felipe Passolas/SIPA/1612261033 (FOTO: DUKAS/SIPA) *** Local Caption *** 00786372
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NEWS - Irak: Das erste Weihnachtsfest in Bartella nach dem IS
men attending the mass. Bartella, Iraq. December 24th 2016.
Christmas Day service at the Assyrian Orthodox church of Mart Shmoni, in Bartella, Iraq. This is the first time since the recapture of the town from Islamic State jihadists that Christian minority attend a mass. //PASSOLASFELIPE_1700.1642/Credit:Felipe Passolas/SIPA/1612261033 (FOTO: DUKAS/SIPA) *** Local Caption *** 00786372
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NEWS - Irak: Das erste Weihnachtsfest in Bartella nach dem IS
Orthodox bishop minutes before starting the mass. Bartella, Iraq. December 24th 2016.
Christmas Day service at the Assyrian Orthodox church of Mart Shmoni, in Bartella, Iraq. This is the first time since the recapture of the town from Islamic State jihadists that Christian minority attend a mass. //PASSOLASFELIPE_1700.1641/Credit:Felipe Passolas/SIPA/1612261033 (FOTO: DUKAS/SIPA) *** Local Caption *** 00786372
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NEWS - Irak: Das erste Weihnachtsfest in Bartella nach dem IS
Iraqi CTS commander, Lieutenant-General Abdul Ghani al-Assadi in Bartella. Bartella, Iraq. December 24th 2016.
Christmas Day service at the Assyrian Orthodox church of Mart Shmoni, in Bartella, Iraq. This is the first time since the recapture of the town from Islamic State jihadists that Christian minority attend a mass. //PASSOLASFELIPE_1700.1650/Credit:Felipe Passolas/SIPA/1612261033 (FOTO: DUKAS/SIPA) *** Local Caption *** 00786372
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NEWS - Irak: Das erste Weihnachtsfest in Bartella nach dem IS
woman pray and listen during the ceremony. Bartella, Iraq. December 24th 2016.
Christmas Day service at the Assyrian Orthodox church of Mart Shmoni, in Bartella, Iraq. This is the first time since the recapture of the town from Islamic State jihadists that Christian minority attend a mass. //PASSOLASFELIPE_1700.1640/Credit:Felipe Passolas/SIPA/1612261033 (FOTO: DUKAS/SIPA) *** Local Caption *** 00786372
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NEWS - Irak: Das erste Weihnachtsfest in Bartella nach dem IS
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Christmas Day service at the Assyrian Orthodox church of Mart Shmoni, in Bartella, Iraq. This is the first time since the recapture of the town from Islamic State jihadists that Christian minority attend a mass. //PASSOLASFELIPE_1700.1658/Credit:Felipe Passolas/SIPA/1612261033 (FOTO: DUKAS/SIPA) *** Local Caption *** 00786372
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NEWS - Irak: Das erste Weihnachtsfest in Bartella nach dem IS
Jabob father at the end of the mass. Bartella, Iraq. December 24th 2016.
Christmas Day service at the Assyrian Orthodox church of Mart Shmoni, in Bartella, Iraq. This is the first time since the recapture of the town from Islamic State jihadists that Christian minority attend a mass. //PASSOLASFELIPE_1700.1649/Credit:Felipe Passolas/SIPA/1612261033 (FOTO: DUKAS/SIPA) *** Local Caption *** 00786372
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NEWS - Irak: Das erste Weihnachtsfest in Bartella nach dem IS
Orthodox Christians travel to the liverated city of Bartella for a Chritmas traditional mass. Bartella, Iraq. December 24th 2016.
Christmas Day service at the Assyrian Orthodox church of Mart Shmoni, in Bartella, Iraq. This is the first time since the recapture of the town from Islamic State jihadists that Christian minority attend a mass. //PASSOLASFELIPE_1700.1625/Credit:Felipe Passolas/SIPA/1612261033 (FOTO: DUKAS/SIPA) *** Local Caption *** 00786372
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NEWS - Irak: Das erste Weihnachtsfest in Bartella nach dem IS
Father Jacob talk by phone walking infront us soldiers, Father Jacob id Bartella main church's priest. Bartella, Iraq. December 24th 2016.
Christmas Day service at the Assyrian Orthodox church of Mart Shmoni, in Bartella, Iraq. This is the first time since the recapture of the town from Islamic State jihadists that Christian minority attend a mass. //PASSOLASFELIPE_1700.1633/Credit:Felipe Passolas/SIPA/1612261033 (FOTO: DUKAS/SIPA) *** Local Caption *** 00786372
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NEWS - Irak: Das erste Weihnachtsfest in Bartella nach dem IS
chrismas Traditional Mass celebration in Assyrian Orthodox church of Mart Shmoni, in Bartella, Iraq . Bartella, Iraq. December 24th 2016.
Christmas Day service at the Assyrian Orthodox church of Mart Shmoni, in Bartella, Iraq. This is the first time since the recapture of the town from Islamic State jihadists that Christian minority attend a mass. //PASSOLASFELIPE_1700.1645/Credit:Felipe Passolas/SIPA/1612261033 (FOTO: DUKAS/SIPA) *** Local Caption *** 00786372
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NEWS - Irak: Das erste Weihnachtsfest in Bartella nach dem IS
Christians orthodox in their way to the mass in the church of Mart Smoni Syriae Orthodox. Bartella, Iraq. December 24th 2016.
Christmas Day service at the Assyrian Orthodox church of Mart Shmoni, in Bartella, Iraq. This is the first time since the recapture of the town from Islamic State jihadists that Christian minority attend a mass. //PASSOLASFELIPE_1700.1634/Credit:Felipe Passolas/SIPA/1612261033 (FOTO: DUKAS/SIPA) *** Local Caption *** 00786372
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NEWS - Irak: Das erste Weihnachtsfest in Bartella nach dem IS
ISOF outside of the church. December 24th 2016.
Christmas Day service at the Assyrian Orthodox church of Mart Shmoni, in Bartella, Iraq. This is the first time since the recapture of the town from Islamic State jihadists that Christian minority attend a mass. //PASSOLASFELIPE_1700.1654/Credit:Felipe Passolas/SIPA/1612261033 (FOTO: DUKAS/SIPA) *** Local Caption *** 00786372
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NEWS - Irak: Das erste Weihnachtsfest in Bartella nach dem IS
woman pray and listen during the ceremony. Bartella, Iraq. December 24th 2016.
Christmas Day service at the Assyrian Orthodox church of Mart Shmoni, in Bartella, Iraq. This is the first time since the recapture of the town from Islamic State jihadists that Christian minority attend a mass. //PASSOLASFELIPE_1700.1643/Credit:Felipe Passolas/SIPA/1612261033 (FOTO: DUKAS/SIPA) *** Local Caption *** 00786372
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NEWS - Irak: Das erste Weihnachtsfest in Bartella nach dem IS
December 24, 2016 - Bartella, Iraq - Iraqis attend Christmas Eves Mass in the Assyrian Orthodox church of Mart Shmoni, in Bartella, Iraq, Saturday, December 24, 2016. Around three hundreds of Iraqi Christians gathered in Bartella, near Mosul, for a Christmas Eve service the first since this area was retaken from the Islamic State group (ISIL) in October. ISIL targeted all non-Sunni Muslims living under its rule. Christians had to pay a tax, convert to Islam or die by the sword. Many Christians fled to nearby Erbil in Kurdistan Governorate.Bartella, once home to thousands of Assyrian Christians, emptied in August 2014 when it fell to ISIL. Iraqi retook the town in the first few days of the US-backed offensive that started in October 2016 (FOTO: DUKAS/ZUMA)
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NEWS - Irak: Das erste Weihnachtsfest in Bartella nach dem IS
December 24, 2016 - Bartella, Iraq - Iraqis attend Christmas Eves Mass in the Assyrian Orthodox church of Mart Shmoni, in Bartella, Iraq, Saturday, December 24, 2016. Around three hundreds of Iraqi Christians gathered in Bartella, near Mosul, for a Christmas Eve service the first since this area was retaken from the Islamic State group (ISIL) in October. ISIL targeted all non-Sunni Muslims living under its rule. Christians had to pay a tax, convert to Islam or die by the sword. Many Christians fled to nearby Erbil in Kurdistan Governorate.Bartella, once home to thousands of Assyrian Christians, emptied in August 2014 when it fell to ISIL. Iraqi retook the town in the first few days of the US-backed offensive that started in October 2016 (FOTO: DUKAS/ZUMA)
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NEWS - Irak: Das erste Weihnachtsfest in Bartella nach dem IS
December 24, 2016 - Bartella, Iraq - Iraqis attend Christmas Eves Mass in the Assyrian Orthodox church of Mart Shmoni, in Bartella, Iraq, Saturday, December 24, 2016. Around three hundreds of Iraqi Christians gathered in Bartella, near Mosul, for a Christmas Eve service the first since this area was retaken from the Islamic State group (ISIL) in October. ISIL targeted all non-Sunni Muslims living under its rule. Christians had to pay a tax, convert to Islam or die by the sword. Many Christians fled to nearby Erbil in Kurdistan Governorate.Bartella, once home to thousands of Assyrian Christians, emptied in August 2014 when it fell to ISIL. Iraqi retook the town in the first few days of the US-backed offensive that started in October 2016 (FOTO: DUKAS/ZUMA)
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NEWS - Irak: Schlacht um Mossul
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Matt Cetti-Roberts/LNP/REX/Shutterstock (6673898z)
Iraqi Army Counter Terrorism soldiers take relax in the Iraqi Town of Bartella.
Battle to retake Mosul, Iraq - 23 Oct 2016
Bartella, a mainly Christian town with a population of around 30,000 people before being taken by the Islamic State in August 2014, was captured two days ago by the Iraqi Army's Counter Terrorism force as part of the ongoing offensive to retake Mosul. Although ISIS militants were pushed back a large amount of improvised explosive devices are still being found in the town's buildings.
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NEWS - Irak: Schlacht um Mossul
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Matt Cetti-Roberts/LNP/REX/Shutterstock (6673898y)
An Islamic State improvised rocket is seen in the recently liberated Iraqi town of Bartella.
Battle to retake Mosul, Iraq - 23 Oct 2016
Bartella, a mainly Christian town with a population of around 30,000 people before being taken by the Islamic State in August 2014, was captured two days ago by the Iraqi Army's Counter Terrorism force as part of the ongoing offensive to retake Mosul. Although ISIS militants were pushed back a large amount of improvised explosive devices are still being found in the town's buildings.
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NEWS - Irak: Schlacht um Mossul
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An over grown and bomb damaged street is seen in the recently liberated town of Bartella, Iraq.
Battle to retake Mosul, Iraq - 23 Oct 2016
Bartella, a mainly Christian town with a population of around 30,000 people before being taken by the Islamic State in August 2014, was captured two days ago by the Iraqi Army's Counter Terrorism force as part of the ongoing offensive to retake Mosul. Although ISIS militants were pushed back a large amount of improvised explosive devices are still being found in the town's buildings.
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NEWS - Irak: Schlacht um Mossul
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Matt Cetti-Roberts/LNP/REX/Shutterstock (6673898w)
A mural defaced by Islamic State militants is seen outside the Mart Shmony Church in Bartella, Iraq.
Battle to retake Mosul, Iraq - 23 Oct 2016
Bartella, a mainly Christian town with a population of around 30,000 people before being taken by the Islamic State in August 2014, was captured two days ago by the Iraqi Army's Counter Terrorism force as part of the ongoing offensive to retake Mosul. Although ISIS militants were pushed back a large amount of improvised explosive devices are still being found in the town's buildings.
(FOTO:DUKAS/REX)
(c) Dukas -
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NEWS - Irak: Schlacht um Mossul
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Matt Cetti-Roberts/LNP/REX/Shutterstock (6673898s)
A Christian statue, defaced by Islamic State militants, is seen in the recently liberated town of Bartella, Iraq.
Battle to retake Mosul, Iraq - 23 Oct 2016
Bartella, a mainly Christian town with a population of around 30,000 people before being taken by the Islamic State in August 2014, was captured two days ago by the Iraqi Army's Counter Terrorism force as part of the ongoing offensive to retake Mosul. Although ISIS militants were pushed back a large amount of improvised explosive devices are still being found in the town's buildings.
(FOTO:DUKAS/REX)
(c) Dukas -
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NEWS - Irak: Schlacht um Mossul
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Matt Cetti-Roberts/LNP/REX/Shutterstock (6673898r)
A chapel in the Mart Shmony Church, ransacked by Islamic State militants, is seen in the Iraqi town of Bartella.
Battle to retake Mosul, Iraq - 23 Oct 2016
Bartella, a mainly Christian town with a population of around 30,000 people before being taken by the Islamic State in August 2014, was captured two days ago by the Iraqi Army's Counter Terrorism force as part of the ongoing offensive to retake Mosul. Although ISIS militants were pushed back a large amount of improvised explosive devices are still being found in the town's buildings.
(FOTO:DUKAS/REX)
(c) Dukas -
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NEWS - Irak: Schlacht um Mossul
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Matt Cetti-Roberts/LNP/REX/Shutterstock (6673898q)
A chapel in the Mart Shmony Church, ransacked by Islamic State militants, is seen in the Iraqi town of Bartella.
Battle to retake Mosul, Iraq - 23 Oct 2016
Bartella, a mainly Christian town with a population of around 30,000 people before being taken by the Islamic State in August 2014, was captured two days ago by the Iraqi Army's Counter Terrorism force as part of the ongoing offensive to retake Mosul. Although ISIS militants were pushed back a large amount of improvised explosive devices are still being found in the town's buildings.
(FOTO:DUKAS/REX)
(c) Dukas -
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NEWS - Irak: Schlacht um Mossul
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Matt Cetti-Roberts/LNP/REX/Shutterstock (6673898p)
An Iraqi Army Counter Terrorism trooper stands guard near a statue defaced by Islamic State militants at the Mart Shmony Church, in Bartella, Iraq.
Battle to retake Mosul, Iraq - 23 Oct 2016
Bartella, a mainly Christian town with a population of around 30,000 people before being taken by the Islamic State in August 2014, was captured two days ago by the Iraqi Army's Counter Terrorism force as part of the ongoing offensive to retake Mosul. Although ISIS militants were pushed back a large amount of improvised explosive devices are still being found in the town's buildings.
(FOTO:DUKAS/REX)
(c) Dukas -
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NEWS - Irak: Schlacht um Mossul
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Matt Cetti-Roberts/LNP/REX/Shutterstock (6673898o)
The Islamic State flag is seen on a wall of the Mart Shmony Church in the recently liberated town of Bartella, Iraq.
Battle to retake Mosul, Iraq - 23 Oct 2016
Bartella, a mainly Christian town with a population of around 30,000 people before being taken by the Islamic State in August 2014, was captured two days ago by the Iraqi Army's Counter Terrorism force as part of the ongoing offensive to retake Mosul. Although ISIS militants were pushed back a large amount of improvised explosive devices are still being found in the town's buildings.
(FOTO:DUKAS/REX)
(c) Dukas -
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NEWS - Irak: Schlacht um Mossul
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Matt Cetti-Roberts/LNP/REX/Shutterstock (6673898n)
An Iraqi Army Counter Terrorism soldier is seen standing guard on the roof of the Mart Shmony Church in Bartella, Iraq.
Battle to retake Mosul, Iraq - 23 Oct 2016
Bartella, a mainly Christian town with a population of around 30,000 people before being taken by the Islamic State in August 2014, was captured two days ago by the Iraqi Army's Counter Terrorism force as part of the ongoing offensive to retake Mosul. Although ISIS militants were pushed back a large amount of improvised explosive devices are still being found in the town's buildings.
(FOTO:DUKAS/REX)
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