Iraq Government Concerned about ISIS looting

Khorsabad in northern Iraq is the latest ancient site to be attacked by the Islamic State militant group. ISIS has continued their destruction of ancient ruins and artifacts in Khorsabad resulting in the Iraq government to investigate. Adel Shirshab, the country's tourism and antiquities minister, told The AP there are concerns that ISIS will remove artifacts and damage the site, located 15 kilometers (9 miles) northeast of Mosul. Many witness reports have concluded that terrorist from the group had begun destruction of Khorsabad early Sunday. ISIS has destroyed 3,000-year old Nimrod and 2,000-year old Hatra -- both UNESCO world heritage sites. The Islamic State group currently controls about a third of Iraq and Syria. ISIS has warned that any artifacts that promote idolatry that violates their fundamentalist interpretation of Islamic law will be exterminated. In January, ISIS burned hundreds of books from the Mosul library and Mosul University, including many rare manuscripts. The UN Security Council has reported grave concern.

Another way ISIS is destroying the world. I think the eagerness is there, but I still don't know how the world powers have not come together yet to come up with a collaborative plan. Everyone sees the imminent threat, but there have really been no clear goals or initiatives set out. I really hope the world powers can come together to devise a plan where all of the great powers of the world contribute to destroying ISIS.

Seth Hillesland

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