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Iraq: UNESCO calls destruction of Nimrud 'war crime'
The Islamic State group's rampage through the ancient city of Nimrud in northern Iraq is an act of "cultural cleansing" that amounts to a war crime, and some of the site's large statues have already been trucked away for possible illicit trafficking, the head of the U.N.'s cultural agency said Friday.Detail of a statue from the As…
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Iraq: IS militants bulldoze Assyrian city of Nimrud
Islamic State fighters have looted and bulldozed the ancient Assyrian city of Nimrud, the Iraqi government said, in their latest assault on some of the world's greatest archaeological and cultural treasures.ISIS militants reportedly smashed winged-bull statues at the Iraqi archaeological site of the ancient Assyrian city of Nimrud…
