Aug 7 in history: Iraqi Government slaughters over 600 Assyrians in Sumail and more
Source:WION
| Updated: Aug 07, 2021, 07:33 AM IST
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Iraqi Government slaughters over 600 Assyrians in Sumail
Iraqi Government slaughters over 600 Assyrians in Sumail
(Photograph:WION)
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