Isil extremists destroy Iraq’s oldest Christian monastery

Iraq’s earliest Christian monastery has been destroyed by Isil extremists. Satellite imagery recorded by DigitalGlobe for the US-based Associated Press apparently shows the complete destruction of Mar Elia (St Elijah) monastery. This seems to have occurred in September 2014, three months after the site on the southern outskirts of Mosul was seized by Isil forces.The monastery is believed to have been founded by Mar Elia in 595. It was severely damaged by Persian invaders in 1743 when the