Islamic State Group Obliterates 10th Century Monastery

Aleteia ^ | March 11, 2015 | JOHN BURGER

[NYer]

Mustafa Khayat

The Islamic State group's attempt to erase any culture but its own continues apace. It now has blown up a 10th century Chaldean monastery north of Mosul and bulldozed a nearby graveyard, according to several reports.

The Mar Gorgis or St. George monastery has been "wiped out" by ISIS militants, Nineveh Yakou , Assyrian Archaeologist and Director of Cultural Heritage and Indigenous Affairs at A Demand for Action, told IBTimes UK.

The building, located on the Ba'werah neighbourhood on a hill north of Mosul on the other side of the Tigris river, was founded by the Assyrian Church of the East on the 10th century but rebuilt as a seminary by the Chaldean Catholic Church in 1846.

"The current monastery was built on an archeological site containing ancient Assyrian ruins. It was an important show of continuity from the Assyrian to our culture," Yakou said.

"Isis is wiping out the cultural heritage of Iraq. The monastery was classified as cultural heritage. It's a cultural and ethnic cleansing."

Anadolou, a Turkish news agency, quoted Dureid Hikmat Tobia, adviser for minorities of Ninawah province in northern Iraq, as saying the monastery was destroyed Monday.

Between killing Christian hostages and defending Tikrit from the Iraqi army's attempt to retake it, ISIS has been busy. But the terrorist organization still finds time to cleanse the territory it controls of cultural and religious heritage sites. Last week its militants reportedly bulldozed the 2,000-year-old city of Hatra and the Nimrud archaeological site near Mosul. Two weeks ago, the jihadist group published a video showing militants destroying artefacts in a Mosul museum and at the Nergal Gate to ancient Nineveh, taking a sledgehammer to artifacts. UNESCO director general Irina Bokova has described the actions as a “war crime.”

[NYer]

Ping!

[TBP]

Obliterate the Islamic “State”.

Death to Daesh!

[lowbridge]

I wonder how Obama is doing on the back nine.

[W.]

The Arab Krystallnacht. How far will they be allowed to go?

[jsanders2001]

No respect for history or anyone but themselves. Obviously they think they are setting the stage to declare their god, Satan, as god and establish a caliphate...

[Uncle Miltie]

Nazis had Berlin. We flattened it.

Japs had Tokyo. We flattened it.

ISIS has Raqqa. WHY IS RAQQA STILL STANDING?

[jsanders2001]

Their are consequences for disturbing the spirits and as mant places as they are desecrating they will be cursed for generations to come...

[combat_boots]

Green glass. Turn them to green glass. It wouldn’t be much different than what they’re doing, and we’d be rid of them.

[Sacajaweau]

And then.....ISIS thanked Obama for opening the door for them.

[Shadow44]

The fifth column is in the government, that’s why.

[john mirse]

ISIS has Raqqa. WHY IS RAQQA STILL STANDING?

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Because President Obama has his head hidden in the sand and hoping and praying that this ISIS mess will quietly disappear on its own without him having to do anything, like sending troops and more air power to wipe this plague from the face of the earth.

[SkyDancer]

0bama’s savages in action yet again ....

[concernedcitizen76]

The priceless remains, remnants, and artefacts of the cradle of civilization that have survived for thousands of years, destroyed in mere hours or a day by barbaric thugs. Obama could have nipped this holocaust in the bud, but instead let it flourish and multiply. That man, if he is a man, has much to answer for in this world and in the next.

[Jim Noble]

OK, so they are destroying Christian artifacts. So what?

That’s what they do.

Call me when a 60-division force to conquer Arabia is put together, as it should have been in 2001.

[wtd]

• The Betrayal Papers, Part IV of V: A New Genocide

• Part I of The Betrayal Papers explained the history and context of the Muslim Brotherhood’s influence in the American government.

• Part II looked at the associations of seven Obama officials with Muslim Brotherhood front organizations in the United States.

• Part III traced the Muslim Brotherhood’s and the State of Qatar’s influence on domestic policy and Obama administration scandals.

  Part IV will examine foreign policy under Obama. It will explain how the Obama administration and U.S. Department of State have used the American military and standing in the world as tools to kick start the creation of a new Islamic Caliphate. Obama’s unconscionable enabling of and silence regarding a new genocide will be revealed. Finally, this article will offer a cursory reassessment of America’s allies, and which countries we have lost as friends.

  “The transformation of America has been in the full swing ever since 2008. President Obama’s no-show in Paris was an embarrassment for all Americans. But it also was a signal to the Islamic jihadis. It’s one of the many signals he’s sent over the years while he’s in office. Now there’s no question: We got a hell of a job ahead of us… with the Muslim Brotherhood penetration in every one of our national security agencies, including all our intelligence agencies.”

  — Admiral James ‘Ace’ Lyons, speaking at the Center for Security Policy

[Signalman]

One thing about Saddam Hussein. As long as he was in power, these bastards never had a chance.

[I want the USA back]

The savages want to destroy Western Civilization. So do the leftists.
Eliminate the Civilization based on Christian and Jewish values.

[Vendome]

Still no outcry from World Heritage or UNESCO?

[ScottinVA]

ISIS has Raqqa. WHY IS RAQQA STILL STANDING??

This.