Three Assyrians Killed in Mosul, Iraq, Mother, Daughter Raped

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Mosul (AINA) -- According ankawa.com, an Arabic language Assyrian website, three men entered the home of Fr. Mazin Eshoo on May 23 and killed his father and two brothers, and raped his mother and sister. The attack occurred in the the neighborhood known as Health Quarter in Mosul, north Iraq.

The assailants rode motorcycles and entered the home via the backyard.

Fr. Eshoo is the priest at the Church of Immaculate Syriac Catholics. Two years ago he was kidnapped and released unharmed shortly thereafter.

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