ISLAMABAD: Since its spectacular rise, the self-styled Islamic State (IS) continues to shock the world with its brutality. It has hit yet another low: its latest action has been described as cultural cleansing. The IS gangs, after vandalising Mosul Museum, started bulldozing the ancient Assyrian site of Nimrud. Archaeological sites declared as world heritage are being erased in the name of religion. These relics of history had survived and were cherished by many civilisations and fiercely protected by the Iraqis for over 3,000 years.
A recent IS video showed militants with sledgehammers destroying statues and other artefacts that they described as “false idols”.
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