ISIS is the same as locusts.
Via The Daily Mail
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.
An official with the ministry of tourism and antiquities’ archaeological division in Mosul, who spoke under anonymity for fear of reprisal, told the Associated Press that multiple residents living near Hatra heard two large explosions this morning.
Residents then reported seeing bulldozers begin demolishing the site.
Saeed Mamuzini, a Kurdish official from Mosul, told the AP that militants had begun carrying away artifacts from Hatra as early as Thursday.
Today, they began to destroy the 2,000-year-old city.
The extent of the damage at Hatra is unknown as the ministry has not yet received any pictures of the current state of the area, which was named a World Heritage Site in 1987.[…]
slamic State has been campaigning to purge ancient relics they say promote idolatry that violates their fundamentalist interpretation of Islamic law.
A week ago, militants released a video showing them smashing statues and carvings in the Mosul’s museum, which is home to priceless Assyrian and Hellenistic artefacts dating back 3,000 years.
The majority of the artifacts destroyed were from Hatra.
And on Friday, the group looted artefacts from Nimrud and bulldozed the ancient city, sparking global outrage.
HT: GetAClue