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Time for the modern ‘Monuments Men’ as Iraq’s oldest Christian monastery is destroyed?

Cranfield University2021-09-14T16:44:23+01:0026/01/2016|Tags: cranfield defence and security, cranfield university, cultural property, cultural protection, historic sites, modern warfare, monuments men, professor andrew shortland, world heritage sites|

The news that the 1,400 year-old St Elijah’s Monastery, Iraq's oldest Christian monastery, has been completely destroyed by the self-styled Islamic State has once again caused shock-waves throughout the world. Satellite images show the site, ...

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