Morphine Prince 109,767 Posted March 5, 2015 Share Posted March 5, 2015 Baghdad (AFP) - The Islamic State 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.IS "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 artifacts 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, one of the jewels of the Assyrian era, was founded in the 13th century BC and lies on the Tigris River around 30 kilometres (18 miles) southeast of Mosul, Iraq's second city and the main hub of IS in the country."I'm sorry to say everybody was expecting this. Their plan is to destroy Iraqi heritage, one site at a time," said Abdulamir Hamdani, an Iraqi archaeologist from Stony Brook University."Hatra of course will be next," he said, referring to a beautifully-preserved city in Nineveh that is more than 2,000 years old and is a UNESCO world heritage site."I'm really devastated. But it was just a matter of time," he said.Source: http://news.yahoo.com/bulldozed-ancient-assyrian-city-nimrud-iraq-govt-203312292.html Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MonsterJay 1,559 Posted March 5, 2015 Share Posted March 5, 2015 WTF!!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
isak 173 Posted March 5, 2015 Share Posted March 5, 2015 ISIS pisses me off Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TMP 87 Posted March 5, 2015 Share Posted March 5, 2015 Where's the US Army when you need it? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
brizoda 4,191 Posted March 5, 2015 Share Posted March 5, 2015 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustPokeHerFace 2,564 Posted March 5, 2015 Share Posted March 5, 2015 So they think that destroying beautiful historical cities will solve the world's problems? They need to be stopped. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RainingOnMe 7,280 Posted March 5, 2015 Share Posted March 5, 2015 This is painful to read because I love history. Assyria was once the most beautiful and flourishing states in the Middle East in 10th century BC. So they think that destroying beautiful historical cities will solve the world's problems? They need to be stopped. ​I know. They also destroyed ancient Lamassu's They're like human head-bull body with wings sculptures Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
xoxo cupcakke 4,781 Posted March 5, 2015 Share Posted March 5, 2015 This is disgusting. They are going to destroy history and then brainwash people by making up their own history. This is so scary because this what happens in Orwell's 1984 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morphine Prince 109,767 Posted March 5, 2015 Author Share Posted March 5, 2015 Where's the US Army when you need it? ​Actually the US army damaged this city during the war over the past decade Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morphine Prince 109,767 Posted March 5, 2015 Author Share Posted March 5, 2015 This is disgusting. They are going to destroy history and then brainwash people by making up their own history. This is so scary because this what happens in Orwell's 1984​Exactly. Once they capture areas and enslave the people in them they will just try to wipe off all the "blasphemous" historical artifacts and fabricate their own history to paint themselves as the good guys. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
xoxo cupcakke 4,781 Posted March 5, 2015 Share Posted March 5, 2015 ​Exactly. Once they capture areas and enslave the people in them they will just try to wipe off all the "blasphemous" historical artifacts and fabricate their own history to paint themselves as the good guys. It's sickening and it's difficult because the younger generation is falling for it just like Hitler Youth and North Korea. I hope the world does something about this soon or else face the negative repercussions Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morphine Prince 109,767 Posted March 5, 2015 Author Share Posted March 5, 2015 It's sickening and it's difficult because the younger generation is falling for it just like Hitler Youth and North Korea. I hope the world does something about this soon or else face the negative repercussions​I honestly don't understand why the efforts against ISIS are so slow. I don't know much about military tactics but it seems like the airstrikes haven't affected them as much? I fear the West will let them get out of control (more than they already are) until they take over more countries. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chromatislaps 34,854 Posted March 6, 2015 Share Posted March 6, 2015 Vermin....just that is all can say... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
xoxo cupcakke 4,781 Posted March 6, 2015 Share Posted March 6, 2015 ​I honestly don't understand why the efforts against ISIS are so slow. I don't know much about military tactics but it seems like the airstrikes haven't affected them as much? I fear the West will let them get out of control (more than they already are) until they take over more countries. Mainly, people are so against airstrikes because they are prone to killing civilians and that's what the main problem is. It adds on to the tension between the Middle East and the West also. However, in order to stop ISIS, there will have to be civilian death which poses the question: whose life is more valuable, ours or theirs? Is it just to let others die in the name of freedom in the West but not in the Middle East? This is a very tricky question to answer with definite consequences Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valextra 58 Posted March 6, 2015 Share Posted March 6, 2015 Sick and disgusting as always. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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