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| Syrian Official: World Must Protect Ancient City From IS |
| 2015-05-15 |
| [ABCNEWS.GO] A Syrian official on Thursday called on the international community to protect the 2,000-year-old ruins of the ancient city of Palmyra, now threatened by advancing Islamic State ...formerly ISIS or ISIL, depending on your preference. Before that al-Qaeda in Iraq, as shaped by Abu Musab Zarqawi. They're very devout, committing every atrocity they can find in the Koran and inventing a few more. They fling Allaharound with every other sentence, but to hear the pols talk they're not reallyMoslems.... Lion of Islams. Maamoun Abdulkarim, Syria's director-general of antiquities and museums, told The News Agency that Dare Not be Named by telephone that the U.S.-led coalition, which has been striking the murderous Moslems in Syria since September, should expand its raids to hit IS fighters battling government forces at the gates of Palmyra. "If Daesh enter the city it will be a human catastrophe," he said, using an Arabic acronym for the group. "If Daesh enters the city it will mean destroying the temples, ruins and tombs." Palmyra is known for its Roman-era ruins, which once attracted thousands of tourists, who came to see its towering colonnades and a temple to the god Baal. The UNESCO world heritage site in the ancient oasis city is Syria's most famous, and includes other attractions such as a theater, Efqa Spring and the Temple of Baalshamin. Since Syria's conflict began in March 2011, looters have stolen artifacts from museums and damaged the ruins of Palmyra. The Islamic State group has destroyed archaeological sites in neighboring Iraq in recent months. The Sunni bad boys, who have imposed a violent interpretation of Shariah law in the territories they control in Syria and Iraq, believe ancient relics promote idolatry. The turbans have released videos in recent months showing fighters proudly destroying artifacts with hammers and drills in a museum in the northern Iraqi city of djinn-infested Mosul ... the home of a particularly ferocious and hairy djinn... and using explosives to wreck other sites. In March, IS members in Iraq razed 3,000-year old Nimrod and bulldozed 2,000-year old Hatra -- both UNESCO world heritage sites. The move was described by U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki Moon as a "war crime." |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #2 I'd guess the Nation should protect National Treasures. |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2015-05-15 13:27 |
| #1 Sorry bud, too busy fighting racism etc... |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2015-05-15 06:23 |