Iraq Says Islamic State Militants ‘Bulldozed’ Ancient Site
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Romanista/iStock/Thinkstock(BAGHDAD) — Iraq’s Tourist Ministry said on Thursday that militants from ISIS have begun bulldozing an ancient site: the Nimrud archaeological site near Mosul that dates back to the 13th century B.C.
“Leaving these gangs without punishment will cost us to lose invaluable heritage,” the ministry said in a statement.
Some of Nimrud’s greatest treasures sit in museums in Baghdad and outside Iraq, but the artifacts at the Palace of Ashurnasirpal are the last of their kind.
Iraq’s Tourist Ministry is now calling upon the U.N. Security Council to hold an emergency meeting and renew its resolutions related to Iraq.
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