Gone
Posted on 03/05/2015 1:25:41 PM PST by tcrlaf
The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) group began bulldozing the ancient Assyrian city of Nimrud in Iraq on Thursday, the government said, in the jihadists' latest attack on the country's historical heritage.
ISIS "assaulted the historic city of Nimrud and bulldozed it with heavy vehicles," the tourism and antiquities ministry said on an official Facebook page.
An Iraqi antiquities official confirmed the news, saying the destruction began after noon prayers on Thursday and that trucks that may have been used to haul away artefacts had also been spotted at the site.
"Until now, we do not know to what extent it was destroyed," the official said on condition of anonymity.
Nimrud, which was founded in the 13th century BC, lies on the Tigris around 30 kilometres (18 miles) southeast of Mosul, Iraq's second city and the main hub of IS in the country
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This is what really enrages me. The barbaric treatment of people is sickening, but even culture and history isn’t safe.
It’ll take a lot of hard work to fix the damage, and even then not all of it will ever be repaired.
The antiquities on the black market might take decades to ever resurface as well.
There’s a special place in Hell for these creeps.
Thank Obama for this disaster.
Remember the press screaming with the museum sacking during Bush’s term?
Nothing but crickets now.
guess the NSA is too busy spying on Americans to spy on IS and track them.
If Iraq isn’t going to take pride in their ancient history and become incensed then it just continues.
One would think “World Heritage”, kommiez, would be pitchin a fit and decrying the loss of buman record.
What a bunch of nimrods.
They are stark raving lunatics.
Lol!
Gone
What on earth is happening? If anybody says anything against muslim and the twelth iman who jumped out of a septic tank, It’s Jihad time.
It’s okay for them to destroy historical landmarks!!
We should be using bulldozers to deal with ISIS, too - a week or so after we halt the neutron-enhanced bombardment.
I bet BamBam dreams of the day he can do this here.
Bunch of nimrods.
They go and destroy just because they can, and libtards don’t say a word. But trim a tree on your on land and the moron go insane.
The sad thing is these acts of destruction are the only thing the UN cares about. Wholesale slaughter of Christians is just fine but break some statues and the UN pays attention.
Heavy equipment equivalent of salting the ground after destroying your enemy. Truly 7th Century.
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