ISIS destroys Assyrian city of Nimrud

http://rt.com/news/249097-isis-nimrud-destruction-video/

Or if you have the stomach to watch the whole thing

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9IwXguFDmgg

I know this isn't the worst thing they've done but man, that was painful to watch...supposedly they now want the Sphinx and the pyramids destroyed as well? What the hell...

They destroy anything, they're not civilized they are r3tarded!

@dylandr: What a fucking blight...

@korvus: and i feel bad for the normal muslims who are being hated now :P

Which is also moronic...

I really hope some country destroys these fools once and for all. Preferably nuke the entire region where these clowns dwell.

@korvus: why can't i just punch people? :C

I found the video to be somewhat hilarious, the music, the dramatic slow motions, the censoring of the artifacts as if they were naughty bits in a Japanese porno...

Future kids should be happy. They will have less history to learn... :P

I've seen pictures, but I refuse to watch the video. I won't be able to unwatch it once the video is seared into my brain. It really is a tragedy. Those artifacts are irreplaceable pieces of world history and those self righteous barbarians destroyed them. ISIS needs to be wiped off the face of the Earth. Once they are dealth with, perhaps replicas can be constructed of relics lost. It won't be the same, but it'll be something.

@horgen: No more because you also need to memorize the destruction by babarians

Yep, it's quite unsettling to see how much pleasure they took from it as well...first they took hammers and drills to everything and then they blew everything up, which makes the hammering things down pointless..guess there was that much hatred there...hope someone takes that hammer to their kneecaps...

10 ISIS rapes and pregnates a 9 year old, girl will likely die during delivery of baby or due to complications in her body atm,

http://au.ibtimes.com/horrific-cruel-gang-10-isis-daesh-impregnates-9-year-old-girl-1438681

@indzman: That article just made my thread sound very unimportant... =/ Still, one thing doesn't invalidate the other but man, that was a tough read...

:(

It's a kind of irrational hatred that's completely beyond my comprehension. They're destroying pieces of their own heritage. Their entire ideology is predicated on hatred and violence. I think it's only a matter of time before they start killing each other.

@YearoftheSnake5: That day can't come fast enough...

They are a blight on humanity, I sincerely hope they all die.

Destroying things with your hands is actually quite satisfying. Last summer I wrecked an old treehouse with a sledgehammer, it was pretty fun.

snort

Go away ISIS, go away.

Wishing ill on them is exactly what they want. So I won't be one to do it. Instead, I will congratulate them for being a prime example of how one's history, culture and identity should not be celebrated. Religious ignorance is frustrating, but humanity has a history of persevering in spite of it.

And honestly, while these artefacts are essential to our understanding of human history, they are merely transient things... and most are lost to time, regardless of what we do to stop it.

But so is everything else...something's longevity is not necessarily an indication of its value =)

i'm surprised they had the cranial capacity and opposable digits necessary to operate those tools.

Some men just want to watch the world burn.....

Nah. After awhile enough people will doubt it ever happened, they get into power, remove this and that from what school kids have to learn.

Considering what's happening in Iraq and Syria at the hands of these militias, this is trifles.

@GazaAli: I acknowledged that in my OP.

Religion of peace

Historical relics that can never ever come back. Why destroy historical artifacts, have we as a human race still not learned the importance and significance of history? This is just icing on the cake of atrocious behavior these idiots have engaged in. Why people support these worthless filth I'll never understand.

Wtf is their reasoning behind all their retardation?

The US bears responsibility for every atrocity and every wanton deed committed by ISIS because the US created ISIS and continues to provide covert material and logistical support for ISIS.

The purpose of ISIS is to wage war by proxy against Israel's rivals in the Middle East, namely:

• Syria's secular government
• Hezbollah
• Iran
• Iran-backed groups in Iraq

These thugs have been trained in US-allied Jordan, financed and armed by US-allied Saudi Arabia and granted access to Syria through US-allied Turkey.

And don't be fooled by those farcical US airstrikes against ISIS. From time to time the US will target some ISIS splinter group, or a less-favored faction within ISIS, but it's clear from the minimal damage that the strikes inflict that they've never been intended to do real harm to ISIS. They're just a show put on for the benefit of the fools who believe the mainstream media.

Any evidence to support that?

If you think that was hilarious, then take a look at this. Although I'm not sure if non-muslims would appreciate it as much as muslims. Regardless it's pretty hilarious.

Well the battle of Tikrit was indeed a wakeup call for the pseudo salafis who were planning to join the ISIS. The hadith of the Mujaheedeen clearly says that they never lose even "one single battle" but they lost one and it will be only one of the many battles they're going to lose which will lead to their eventual annihilation God willing.

Why would the battle of Tikrit be a good example my friend? If anything, it'd be the worst, since the Shia Iraqi gov took it as an affront to literally pummel down all the Sunni citizens in the area (which would give mentally twisted ISIS some credence in a region that long seeks liberation!).

Anyway, on-topic, like Ali said... this is trivial compared everything else going on in the region right now.

Well I didn't specifically say that the battle for Tikrit is a good example. But it did prove that the ISIS is not invincible.

Regarding the battle itself, I have to disagree that the Shia Iraqi government abused the Sunni citizens in that area.

Firstly you have to realize that the western media and the Saudi-backed media also, never stop their propaganda encouraging sectarian strife. For instance let's look at some of the Shia militias' alleged war crimes. Reportedly Shia soldiers burned down houses in Tikrit in revenge while the truth is that the ISIS had planted bombs and traps inside the houses and those were what caused massive damage to the houses in Tikrit. This is just one of the many examples of false accusations against Iraqi militias.

Secondly you have to realize that Nuri al Maliki who constantly abused Sunnis is gone and Haidar al Abadi has replaced him (as a request from sayyed Sistani). A quick look at the polls will instantly show you that Abadi has the support of 75 percent of the Sunnis.

Then you have to realize that to play the sectarian card is to downplay this victory that THE IRAQI PEOPLE achieved. It was not the militia that won this battle nor the government instead it was the NATION OF IRAQ. The fact that many Sunni volunteers and some Sunni tribes joined the fight is proof of that.

Lastly you should know that the misguided among Shia militias are to be punished as promised by Abadi. Surely in a basket of fine apples there are also some spoiled ones.

Again everyone should gather around under the flag of IRAQ instead of the flag of Shia or Sunni. Iraq should become confident once again that it can handle its own matters on its own. Without the help of factions or foreign aide, solely with the help of its Islamic nation.

It's been long since I've visited Iraq so I don't really know if Sunnis and Shias alike are happy about this victory or not but my guess is that they indeed are.

I think Abadi and others did everything they could to make this a clean fight. You should also read the letter of sayyed Sistani advising the Shia militias to fight according to the teachings of Islam. It was a beautiful letter. Here's the link. http://www.sistani.org/english/archive/25036/.

would rather they do that than execute people