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Assyrian artist connects with cultural heritage in Iraq's Nahla Valley

Esther Elia, an Assyrian artist based in New Mexico, traveled over 7,000 miles to the Nahla Valley of northern Iraq to paint a mural depicting Assyrian cultural heritage. Joe Snell reports. 

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