a base of a Madonna statue profaned church in Qaraqosh, the christian city destroyed by ISIS

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The devastation of Qaraqosh ( Bakhdida, Al-Hamdaniya), the christian city occupied by ISIS. A destroyed Holy Mary statue inside a christian church profanated by ISIS. Qarqoosh (IQ) 2016/Nov/27

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Size: 3543px × 2362px
Location: Bakhdida, Iraq
Photo credit: © Cosimo Attanasio/Redline / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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