Armenian church controlled by IS totally destroyed in Iraq

Islamic State (IS) militants have totally destroyed The St Mary Armenian church of Sinjar (northern Iraq).

the local Armenian website Arevelk (East) reports that scores of skeletons thought to have belonged to residents of the region were recently found in the vicinities of the church, citing its sources from Erbil (capital of Iraqi Kurdistan).

Sinjar is considered the main center of the Yezidi community of Iraq.

The Armenian population of Sinjar left the province after the Islamic State’s invasion.