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ISIS Bombs al-Rawi Tekkiye in Deir-ez-Zor

ISIS responsible for the destruction of the al-Rawi Tekkiye center
ISIS Bombs al-Rawi Tekkiye in Deir-ez-Zor

Terrorists of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) have exploded Sheikh al-Rawi Tekkiye center, a well-known historical site, in al-Sheikh Yaseen neighborhood in Deir-ez-Zor.

 

The bombing comes after a series of ISIS attacks on a number of Islamic and Christian sites inside Syria.

 

Civil sources told SANA that the Tekkiye, dating back to the 19th Century, was booby-trapped with a large quantity of explosives, resulting in its complete destruction.

 

Sheikh al-Rawi Tekkiye was built in 1886, as a center for teaching and worship.

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