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The return of Assyrians to Telkephe-Nineveh after ISIS

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The fleeing residents of Tel keppe, located in the Nineveh Governorate, started returning to their city to rebuild their lives and properties. Naseem Sadiq spoke to one returned resident who told SBS about the restoration of Santa Shmouni Church which was trashed and damaged during the ISIS occupation of the region.


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The fleeing residents of Tel keppe, located in the Nineveh Governorate, started returning to their city to rebuild their lives and properties. Naseem Sadiq spoke to one returned resident who told SBS about the restoration of Santa Shmouni Church which was trashed and damaged during the ISIS occupation of the region.



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