![Holding Hope Hostage](https://eng-archive.aawsat.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/50912875-e1366818259333.jpg)
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A Syriac priest climbs the stairs at the Syriac Orthodox Mor Gabriel monastery, in Turkish southeastern town of Midyat. Source: AFP/Getty Images/Tarik Tinazay
![Holding Hope Hostage](https://eng-archive.aawsat.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/50912875-e1366818259333.jpg)
A Syriac priest climbs the stairs at the Syriac Orthodox Mor Gabriel monastery, in Turkish southeastern town of Midyat. Source: AFP/Getty Images/Tarik Tinazay