ISIS Extremists Continue Bulldozing Iraq's History As They Begin Demolishing A Second Site

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Source: Daily Mail UK

ISIS extremists continue bulldozing Iraq's history as they begin demolishing a second ancient archaeological site

By Khaleda Rahman for MailOnline
Published: 10:46 EST, 7 March 2015 | Updated: 13:06 EST, 7 March 2015

Islamic State extremists have continued their attack on Iraq's cultural and historical heritage by bulldozing a second ancient site, officials say.

Officials in the northern city of Mosul, which is under the control of the terror group, reported jihadists have begun destroying the archaeological site of Hatra in northern Iraq.

It comes after fanatics went on a rampage in the Assyrian city of Nimrud in northern Iraq, destroying the 3,000 year-old winged statues placed at the gates of the Palace of Ashurnasirpal.

Days earlier, the group targeted a museum in Mosul, toppling statues, and using power drills and sledgehammers to destroy artefacts - as part of a wider plan to rid its territory of symbols they say promote idolatry.

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[delete_bush]

1. Sickening beyond belief

[7962]

2. Yep.

This is a case of the lesser of 2 evils. Saddam was no good, for sure, but he kept everyone under control. We're not all the same, unfortunately,and not everyone can handle the freedom we take for granted

[former9thward]

3. The Kurds certainly do not miss him.

He used poison gas against them.

[jmowreader]

7. The Kurds seem to be the Middle East's punching bag

Everyone over there has bombed, gassed, shot at, beheaded, pressed to death with huge stones etc. the Kurds.

[douggg]

4. ISIS - the group that John McCain wanted to give arms to.

His pals.

[DavidDvorkin]

5. It's not Iraq's history

It's everyone's history -- everyone in the West, at any rate.

[blackspade]

6. My disgust and loathing are a well with no depth for these criminals.

We should be bombing at these sites if they start demolition.
The bombs will do less damage than these fanatics and send a message that the worlds cultural legacy is worth protecting.
This can't have been going unnoticed by our survaillance.

It just makes me sick.

This is on top of the horrible human misery being inflicted on the civilian population in these areas...