The Islamic state is destroying the ancient heritage. “Monuments in … – Gazeta.pl

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Sources in Mosul, from Nimrud which is approx. 30 km, reported that the jihadists First “robbed the place of valuable objects, and then proceeded to the equation it to the ground” using military vehicles and bulldozers. For now, did not specify the scale of the damage.

The Ministry of Tourism of Iraq stressed that the members of the IS destruction of antiquities “challenge to the world and humanity.” Authorities call for the convening of the UN Security Council to discuss the possibility of saving heritage in Iraq.

The ancient city was founded in the thirteenth century BC on the east bank of the Tigris River; a few dozen kilometers away from Mosul, controlled by the Islamic State of June 2014.

Last week, the radical group published a video, where his fighters break hammers priceless collection of statues and sculptures from the time of the Assyrian, located the museum in Mosul. Unidentified man says in the video that the monuments were destroyed, because they “promoted idolatry.”

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