Aramaic in Peril https://mosaicmagazine.com/picks/uncategorized/2014/08/aramaic-in-peril/

August 18, 2014 | Ross Perlin
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In its murderous rampage through northern Iraq, ISIS has all but exterminated one of the world’s oldest languages by scattering its mainly Christian speakers. 

Read more on Foreign Policy: http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2014/08/14/islamic_state_aramaic_language_jesus_bible_destruction_yazidi_iraq