ISIS destroy 2,000-year-old 'Gate of God' close to their Iraqi stronghold

The ancient structure was a gate to the ancient city of Nineveh and was demolished using military equipment according to activists in Mosul.

The destruction of the ancient structure, also called the Mashki Gate, has been confirmed by the British Institute for the Study of Iraq, and the Antiquities Department in Baghdad has not denied the demolition.The terrorists demolished the ancient gate using military equipment, according to activists in Mosul.

According to Mirror UK, ISIS thugs have destroyed many of Iraqi historic sites and monuments, including the Assyrian city of Nimrud, the Winged Bulls, and the Mosul National Museum.

Other reports say the regime was planning to sell the separate blocks from the structure.
The fundamentalists have control over an estimated 4,500 archaeological sites and have pillaged and sold millions-worth of antiquities.

The historic Mashki gate, which was discovered in 1968, is believed to be one of the eastern Nineveh province. "ISIS views tombs they destroy as sacrilegious and a return to paganism,” Syrian antiquities chief Abdul Maamoun Abdulkarim said.

Nineveh, mentioned in the Bible, dates to the 7th century BC, and was once the largest city in the world.

Mirror UK