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Turning Iraq History To Rubble, Leaving The Mess To Looters
The giant winged bulls that once stood sentry at the nearly 3,000-year-old palace at Nimrud have been hacked to pieces. The fantastical human-headed creatures were believed to guard the king from evil, but now their stone remains are piled in the dirt, victims of the ISIS group's fervor to erase history.
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Battle For ISIS-Held Mosul Nears Ancient Site
The battle for Iraq's second city Mosul neared the remains of ancient Nimrud on Thursday, as the offensive against the ISIS group's Syrian stronghold Raqa was hampered by a sandstorm.
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Islamic State Video Shows Destruction of Ancient Assyrian City
The Islamic State group on Saturday released a video that shows militants smashing artefacts at the ancient Assyrian city of Nimrud in northern Iraq before blowing up the site.
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UN Chief Calls on World to Stop Destruction of Iraqi Sites
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon voiced outrage on Sunday over the destruction by the Islamic State group of Iraqi cultural sites, and urged the world to stop it.
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Widespread Outrage After Islamic State Bulldozes Ancient Iraq City
Condemnation poured in Friday of the Islamic State group's bulldozing of the ancient city of Nimrud, the jihadists' latest attack on Iraqi cultural treasures that the UN termed a "war crime".
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Islamic State 'Bulldozed' Ancient Assyrian City of Nimrud, Says Iraq
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.
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Turning Iraq History To Rubble, Leaving The Mess To Looters
The giant winged bulls that once stood sentry at the nearly 3,000-year-old palace at Nimrud have been hacked to pieces. The fantastical human-headed creatures were believed to guard the king from evil, but now their stone remains are piled in the dirt, victims of the ISIS group's fervor to erase history.
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Battle For ISIS-Held Mosul Nears Ancient Site
The battle for Iraq's second city Mosul neared the remains of ancient Nimrud on Thursday, as the offensive against the ISIS group's Syrian stronghold Raqa was hampered by a sandstorm.
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Islamic State Video Shows Destruction of Ancient Assyrian City
The Islamic State group on Saturday released a video that shows militants smashing artefacts at the ancient Assyrian city of Nimrud in northern Iraq before blowing up the site.
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UN Chief Calls on World to Stop Destruction of Iraqi Sites
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon voiced outrage on Sunday over the destruction by the Islamic State group of Iraqi cultural sites, and urged the world to stop it.
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Widespread Outrage After Islamic State Bulldozes Ancient Iraq City
Condemnation poured in Friday of the Islamic State group's bulldozing of the ancient city of Nimrud, the jihadists' latest attack on Iraqi cultural treasures that the UN termed a "war crime".
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Islamic State 'Bulldozed' Ancient Assyrian City of Nimrud, Says Iraq
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.
