TEL TAL, Syria (AP) — It was a mournful moment for Christians in Syria. A bell that once summoned residents to worship rang out, but the church was no longer there.
The Saint Odisho church was blown up by the Islamic State group a decade ago, leaving Tel Tal village almost empty of residents.
A large rosary hangs on a wall as Raheel Yelda Nissan, a Syriac Orthodox Christian, prepares tea in the northeastern Syrian village of Tel Tal, which is currently controlled by the U.S.-backed, Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces, Monday, Jan. 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
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