UNESCO requires an extraordinary meeting of the UN Security Council to discuss the preservation of cultural heritage in Iraq – Channel One

The reason for this was the attack by militants of the terrorist group “Islamic State” on famous historical museum in the Iraqi city of Mosul and the barbaric destruction of exhibits .

The reason for this was the attack by militants of the terrorist group “Islamic State” on famous historical museum in the Iraqi city of Mosul and the barbaric destruction of exhibits.

The terrorists recording posted on the Internet on how they are using sledgehammers and hammers to straighten out with statues and bas-reliefs dating back more than three thousand years. Barbarians deprived humanity priceless monuments Sumerian, Babylonian and Assyrian cultures. But according to the Iraqi authorities, in the museum were only copies. They claim that all the originals were taken to the capital and hidden back in 2003, immediately after the start of the country’s US military operation “Iraqi Freedom.”

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