The destruction of heritage and cultural sites by Islamic State militants tantamount to war crimes said the United Nations cultural agency UNESCO.
The UNESCO Director General Irina Bokova in a statement condemning the destruction of Assyrian archaeological sites, said,
“We cannot remain silent. The deliberate destruction of cultural heritage constitutes a war crime.”
“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 heritage of the whole of humanity.”
The archaeological site, which sits 20 miles south of Mosul, was considered done of the 20th century’s most significant archaeological finds reports the Independent.
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