What a disgusting bunch of people. It's a shame that they couldn't be caught and sledge hammers and drills used on them. Now not only do the Assyrians around the world have to mourn what ISIS is doing to their people, but they have their destroyed ancient history to mourn.
With sledgehammer, Islamic State smashes Iraqi history
9 HOURS AGO BY AGENCIES
Ultra-radical Islamist militants in northern Iraq have destroyed a priceless collection of statues and sculptures from the ancient Assyrian era, inflicting what an archaeologist described as incalculable damage to a piece of shared human history.
A video published by Islamic State on Thursday showed men attacking the artefacts, some of them identified as antiquities from the 7th century BC, with sledgehammers and drills, saying they were symbols of idolatry.
“The Prophet ordered us to get rid of statues and relics, and his companions did the same when they conquered countries after him,” an unidentified man said in the video.
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With sledgehammer Islamic State smashes Iraqi history Pakistan Today
With sledgehammer, Islamic State smashes Iraqi history
9 HOURS AGO BY AGENCIES
Ultra-radical Islamist militants in northern Iraq have destroyed a priceless collection of statues and sculptures from the ancient Assyrian era, inflicting what an archaeologist described as incalculable damage to a piece of shared human history.
A video published by Islamic State on Thursday showed men attacking the artefacts, some of them identified as antiquities from the 7th century BC, with sledgehammers and drills, saying they were symbols of idolatry.
“The Prophet ordered us to get rid of statues and relics, and his companions did the same when they conquered countries after him,” an unidentified man said in the video.
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With sledgehammer Islamic State smashes Iraqi history Pakistan Today