Post by Deleted on Nov 13, 2016 18:45:45 GMT -5
...or what's left of it.
Last year, ISIS blew up the ancient walled city.
The terror group released disturbing footage of the destruction. Militants with electric drills and sledgehammers smashed statues and tore holes in the walls. Bulldozers razed structures to the ground. The last frame of the video captures a massive explosion and a cloud of smoke and dust.
UNESCO, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, described the deliberate destruction of Nimrud as a "war crime."
On Sunday, Iraqi forces liberated the village of Nimrud and the site of the ruins as part of the ongoing battle for Mosul, ISIS' last major stronghold in Iraq, according to Col. Mohammed Ibrahim, a spokesman for Iraq's Joint operations command.
There is a photo slideshow link in the article to 20 amazing historical sites destroyed by asshats. I suppose it gave them a break from killing and raping. Fuckers.
ETA:
I wrote a poem about Nimrud, but if I post too much poetry, robo might ban me. I may start my own poetry site so I can get that stuff out of my system.
EETTAA:
Maybe someday I'll start a site that combines all of my passions: "Cass's Emporium for Politics, Poetry and Puerile Humor." Of course, it will consist largely of derails.
Last year, ISIS blew up the ancient walled city.
The terror group released disturbing footage of the destruction. Militants with electric drills and sledgehammers smashed statues and tore holes in the walls. Bulldozers razed structures to the ground. The last frame of the video captures a massive explosion and a cloud of smoke and dust.
UNESCO, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, described the deliberate destruction of Nimrud as a "war crime."
On Sunday, Iraqi forces liberated the village of Nimrud and the site of the ruins as part of the ongoing battle for Mosul, ISIS' last major stronghold in Iraq, according to Col. Mohammed Ibrahim, a spokesman for Iraq's Joint operations command.
There is a photo slideshow link in the article to 20 amazing historical sites destroyed by asshats. I suppose it gave them a break from killing and raping. Fuckers.
ETA:
I wrote a poem about Nimrud, but if I post too much poetry, robo might ban me. I may start my own poetry site so I can get that stuff out of my system.
EETTAA:
Maybe someday I'll start a site that combines all of my passions: "Cass's Emporium for Politics, Poetry and Puerile Humor." Of course, it will consist largely of derails.
