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Isis video shows destruction of ancient Assyrian city in Iraq
Source: Agence France-Presse
Isis video shows destruction of ancient Assyrian city in Iraq
Agence France-Presse
Saturday 11 April 2015 21.56 BST
The Islamic State group has released a video that shows militants smashing artefacts at the ancient Assyrian city of Nimrud in northern Iraq before blowing up the site.
The undated video suggests that the site, on the Tigris river about 18 miles (30km) south-east of Mosul, was completely levelled.
Destruction at the site was reported more than a month ago but the extent of the damage was unclear at the time.
“Whenever we are able in a piece of land to remove the signs of idolatry and spread monotheism, we will do it,” one militant says at the end of the video, released on Saturday.
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Agence France-Presse
Saturday 11 April 2015 21.56 BST
The Islamic State group has released a video that shows militants smashing artefacts at the ancient Assyrian city of Nimrud in northern Iraq before blowing up the site.
The undated video suggests that the site, on the Tigris river about 18 miles (30km) south-east of Mosul, was completely levelled.
Destruction at the site was reported more than a month ago but the extent of the damage was unclear at the time.
“Whenever we are able in a piece of land to remove the signs of idolatry and spread monotheism, we will do it,” one militant says at the end of the video, released on Saturday.
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Read more: http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/apr/11/isis-video-destruction-ancient-city-militants-iraq-nimrud
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Can't bring myself to watch the destruction of such ancient, irreplaceable history. 
