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Breaking News

5-15-16

ISIS Destroys Ancient Adad & Mashki Gates in Nineveh, Iraq

In a new photo report purportedly released by the Islamic State, ISIS confirms news reports of satellite imagery showing the destruction of the reconstructed Adad and Mashki Gates and a large portion of Nineveh's fortification wall. The photo report was released on ISIS terrorist channels on May 15.

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