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File Footage Shows Ancient City of Nimrud Before Islamic State Attack

The United nations Educational scientific and cultural organization (UNESCO) shared file footage on Friday, March 6, of Nimrud, in Iraq, prior to the alleged looting and bulldozing of the ancient Assyrian city by Islamic Militants on Thursday.

In a statement released on Friday, the Director-General of UNESCO, Irina Bokova, condemned the deliberate destruction of the historic city as a “war crime”, saying there is “no political or religious justification for the destruction of humanity’s cultural heritage”.

“I call on all of those who can, especially youth, in Iraq and elsewhere, to do everything possible to protect this heritage, to claim it as their own, and as the heritage of the whole of humanity", said the director.

“I appeal also to all cultural institutions, museums, journalists, professors, and scientists to share and explain the importance of this heritage and the Mesopotamian civilization. We must respond to this criminal chaos that destroys culture with more culture", she said. Credit: UNESCO