An official with the ministry of tourism and antiquities' archaeological division in Mosul told The Associated Press that multiple residents living near Hatra heard two large explosions this morning, then reported seeing bulldozers begin demolishing the site. He spoke anonymously for fear of reprisal.
Saeed Mamuzini, a Kurdish official from Mosul, told the AP that the militants had begun carrying away artifacts from Hatra as early as Thursday and on Saturday, began to destroy the 2,000-year-old city.
Hatra, located 110 kilometres (68 miles) southwest of the city of Mosul, was a large fortified city during the Parthian Empire and capital of the first Arab kingdom. The ancient city, a UNESCO world heritage site, is said to have withstood invasions by the Romans in A.D. 116 and 198 thanks to its high, thick walls reinforced by towers.
The Sunni extremist group has been campaigning to purge ancient relics they say promote idolatry that violates their fundamentalist interpretation of Islamic law. A video they released last week shows them smashing artifacts in the Mosul museum and in January, the group burned hundreds of books from the Mosul library and Mosul University, including many rare manuscripts........AP..........http://www.ctvnews.ca/world/isis-looting-destroying-archaeological-site-of-hatra-iraqi-officials-1.2268706
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IS zerstört weitere Kulturstätten im Irak...
ReplyDeleteDie Extremisten sollen Ruinen in der Jahrtausende alten Stadt Hatra gesprengt haben.
Die Terrormiliz "Islamischer Staat" (IS) setzt ihre Zerstörung altorientalischer Kulturstätten im Irak fort. Am Samstag haben die Dschihadisten nach Angaben der Universität von Mosul (Mossul) Ruinen in der Jahrtausende alten Stadt Hatra (Al-Hadra) gesprengt. "Das stellt einen Verlust dar, der nicht aufgewogen werden kann", sagte Hamid al-Juburi, Leiter der Abteilung für Altertümer der Universität, der Deutschen Presse-Agentur. Die UNESCO hat Hatra als Weltkulturerbe eingestuft..................http://kurier.at/politik/ausland/ruinen-gesprengt-is-zerstoert-weitere-kulturstaetten-im-irak/118.135.532
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Los extremistas del grupo Estado Islámico (EI) destruyeron las ruinas de la antigua ciudad de Hatra en Irak, informó Al Arabiya citando a activistas y medios kurdos...
ReplyDeleteHatra, declarada por la Unesco patrimonio de la humanidad, fue fundada en los siglos III y IV a. C. y estaba ubicada a 80 km de Mosul, en el norte de Irak.
"Los extremistas del EI recurrieron a buldócer para destruir la ciudad", dijo Saeed Mumuzini, del Partido Democrático del Kurdistán................http://mundo.sputniknews.com/orientemedio/20150307/1035161992.html#ixzz3TiTTzzUn
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