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Nimrud: Outcry as IS bulldozers attack ancient Iraq site: 

(link: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-31760656) 

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The terrorists began demolishing the site, which was founded in the 13th Century BC and the head of the UN's cultural agency say that destruction in Iraq was a "war crime", one Iraqi archaelogist say: "They are erasing our history," 

Nimrud is situated on the Tigris river, in 30km  south-east of Mosul, which IS controls.Many of the statues found there have been moved to museums in Baghdad.

The bbc's correspondent  Jim Muir says the attempt to destroy Nimrud is being compared with the Taliban's demolition of the Bamiyan Buddha rock sculptures. The correspondent said that  it is not yet clear whether it has been totally destroyed.

Irina Bokova, head of the UN cultural agency Unesco, condemned the assault. And she said: "This is yet another attack against the Iraqi people, reminding us that nothing is safe from the cultural cleansing under way in the country,". She in conclusion said that that's attacks need to be punished and that attack was also condemned by the UN as a war crime.

My opinion: I honestly think, that crimes need a punishment because they apart for destroy some scultures they destroy a piece of their own culture and history and that's bad because we need to know what we are for know what we will do in the future. But IS are crazy, they only belives in their own faith and discount other cultures and faiths. 

There are some photos: 

( and also one video)