Place:Tel Skuf, Iraq

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NameTel Skuf
Alt namesTelassqopasource: Wikipedia
TypeCity or town
Located inIraq


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Tesqopa or Tel Skuf, also Tel Eskof or Tall Asqaf is a town in northern Iraq located approximately 19 miles (about 28 kilometres) north of Mosul. The town is populated by Assyrians and they are members of the Chaldean Catholic Church.

The town was captured by ISIS briefly in August 2014 but was recaptured by Kurdish Peshmerga in August 2016.[1]

Many of the residents of the town returned with aid from the Hungary, while a large portion has migrated to Europe.[2]

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